The first time Davis DeWitt saw the character concept for Newt, he may have thought of Wall-E. But unlike Pixar’s animated robot, Newt is real—and ready for the big screen. This functional ...

“The girls have gone from not really knowing how to drill a hole to being able to design a robot and build a robot from scratch. I didn’t really expect that it would happen this fast.

The goal? Design a fully functioning robot from scratch. Students say it sounded like a steep challenge at first, but quickly became a fun test of their skills.