What is it?

Red Dirt Robotics is a regional and remote outreach program facilitated by Royal Robotics Founder Jameson Harvey. In 2022, Jameson packed up his trusty old troopy and hit the road to take his love of robotics into the Outback and has since impacted over 900 young engineers across the Northern end of the country. Having now fallen in love with life on the road, be ready for Red Dirt Robotics to come to a town near you in 2023.

Why now?

Red Dirt Robotics is more important than ever, as the average 15 year old from regional and remote Australia are one and half years behind their metropolitan peers. This comes down to two things; lack of knowledge and lack of resources in these areas. Red Dirt Robotics provides young engineers across the country with hands on and engaging learning experiences led by world class facilitators.

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!BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! After a rocky start to 2023 full of personal, professional and mechanical setbacks, I’m happy to finally announce some good news for Red Dirt Robotics. The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has awarded Red Dirt Robotics with
!BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! After a rocky start to 2023 full of personal, professional and mechanical setbacks, I’m happy to finally announce some good news for Red Dirt Robotics. The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has awarded Red Dirt Robotics with a $50,000 grant to carry out three months of work all around regional and remote Queensland in 2024! The funding from this grant will be used to build capacity in schools and organisations where access high quality training and resources is limiting their ability to educate our next generation of young engineers. As well as this, I will be adding drones to the repertoire of Red Dirt Robotics workshop options, alongside Micromelon Robotics and 3D printing classes, creating a one stop shop for all things STEM. I am super excited (and very very grateful!) to have been given this opportunity to create more opportunities for young people all over QLD. I’ll be announcing more details in the next few weeks, like the awesome collaboration I have lined up 👀👀, so definitely watch this space! In the meantime, spread the word among your networks so this opportunity won’t be missed. If you’re anywhere between Birdsville and Bamaga, Red Dirt Robotics will be coming to a town near you! #robotics #queensland #regionaldevelopment
Road Trains of the Great Central Road! Seeing these big rigs barreling down these outback roads will never get old! #roadtrain #truck #outbacktravel #westernaustralia
It feels good to be back on the road! WA here I come! #troopy #outback #westernaustralia
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be a part of the NextGen Youth STEM Symposium where leaders in education and innovation explored how we could best engage more Territory teens in STEM. The event held at the Darwin Innovation Hub was live streamed to
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be a part of the NextGen Youth STEM Symposium where leaders in education and innovation explored how we could best engage more Territory teens in STEM. The event held at the Darwin Innovation Hub was live streamed to Alice Springs where I tuned in from, alongside many other Central Australian change makers. After listening to talks from the likes of Dr Karl and Ed Husic MP, we had the opportunity to brainstorm ways on how best to tackle the challenge of engaging youth in STEM. It’s no surprise that a program like Red Dirt Robotics was seen as the quickest, easiest and most effective way to get kids excited to learn about STEM. Even groups up in Darwin who have never heard of me described my exact model as the way to go! I’m doing it, and it works! Some key take aways from the day were: - 3/5 Territory teachers don’t feel confident enough to teach digital technologies - There will be a 15% yearly growth for jobs in the cyber space - Youth are an investment! We will only get out what we put in I am really excited to have been a part of an event that will likely shape how students in the Territory access, engage and learn about STEM, and am even more excited to see the results. Thank you to the Northern Territory Government Business Innovation division for putting on such a fantastic and pivotal event. Swipe for a pic of the troopy back in the wild! #STEM #northernterritory #robotics
Today I spent the morning with an awesome bunch of young engineers from Yipirinya School! I can’t wait to come back and do it again tomorrow!
Today I spent the morning with an awesome bunch of young engineers from Yipirinya School! I can’t wait to come back and do it again tomorrow!
TASMANIA 2023! What an awesome way to kick off the tour for 2023! Coming to Tassie has been such a great experience and it was even better that I got to share my passion for STEM with an awesome bunch of young engineers. Over the last few days, I w
TASMANIA 2023! What an awesome way to kick off the tour for 2023! Coming to Tassie has been such a great experience and it was even better that I got to share my passion for STEM with an awesome bunch of young engineers. Over the last few days, I was lucky enough to spend some time in Strahan Primary School working with the year 3/4/5/6 classes and Zeehan Primary school where I had the 4/5/6 classes. While at Zeehan, the students from the high school in the nearby town of Rosebery came along to see what it was all about too. This state is full of great people, great places and great adventures, I’ll definitely be coming back again! #tasmania #STEM #robotics
Red Dirt Robotics 2022… What a year it’s been! After nearly 9 months living on the road travelling across Outback Australia, I have finally made it back to my home on the Sunshine Coast! So with that, it brings my tour to an end for 20
Red Dirt Robotics 2022… What a year it’s been! After nearly 9 months living on the road travelling across Outback Australia, I have finally made it back to my home on the Sunshine Coast! So with that, it brings my tour to an end for 2022. This year has been one wild adventure full of highs and lows, long days on the road and plenty of legends met along the way. I owe a massive thank you to all my sponsors and partners who have made this project possible and supported me along the way. @micromelonrobotics, Kennelly Constructions, and SAGE Automation for providing me with the gear and supporting my running costs to help get me to the farthest reaches of the country. Thank you to @abc_heywire and @futuresisle for guiding and mentoring me when problems came up, and helping me share my story with the nation (and just being the legends that you are!). There is a lot of support that goes on behind closed doors to make Red Dirt Robotics a reality, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without it. Here are some figures from the tour: - 35,000kms travelled (about 20 of them by the kids who stole the troopy!) - 2 States and 2 Territories - Approximately 600 young engineers impacted - Most expensive diesel: $2.60 in Boulia (did not like that fill up) Red Dirt Robotics isn’t ending here, I have big plans for next year that I’ll be telling you all about soon! So look out, Red Dirt Robotics might be coming to a town near you!
Give our Truckies the space that they need! When travelling outback roads, always pull off to the side for the road trains and let the dust settle before going again. #outbacktravel #truckie #troopy
There’s no place like Alice Springs! What a great time I had at the @alicespringstowncouncil Public Library last week, running three Introduction to Robotics courses! It was great to see young and old coming together to learn about STEM. Until
There’s no place like Alice Springs! What a great time I had at the @alicespringstowncouncil Public Library last week, running three Introduction to Robotics courses! It was great to see young and old coming together to learn about STEM. Until next time! #robotics #alicesprings #STEM
The Plenty Highway! A road I’m becoming quite familiar with these days… third times a charm! See you tomorrow QLD. #outbacknt #troopy #plentyhighway
And we have lift off! Did you know that many Outback roads double as emergency airstrips for the Royal Flying Doctors Service! #outbackaustralia #troopy #flyingdoctors
And that’s a wrap on @nationalscienceweek at the @shireofbroome Public Library! What a week it was! Thank you to all of the awesome young engineers (and big kids too!) who came along throughout the week. And also the the team at the library d
And that’s a wrap on @nationalscienceweek at the @shireofbroome Public Library! What a week it was! Thank you to all of the awesome young engineers (and big kids too!) who came along throughout the week. And also the the team at the library deserve a massive shout out for making it all possible. You best believe I’ll be coming back next year! #robotics #broome #nationalscienceweek
Here’s a short snippet from my recent interview on the Drones for Good Podcast! Be sure to listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio! #robotics #drones #stem
I’m super excited to be able to share this episode of the Drones for Good podcast. A few weeks ago I had a chat with Andrew Crowe from Mirragin Consulting about Red Dirt Robotics and the work that I’m doing for STEM in regional Australia.
I’m super excited to be able to share this episode of the Drones for Good podcast. A few weeks ago I had a chat with Andrew Crowe from Mirragin Consulting about Red Dirt Robotics and the work that I’m doing for STEM in regional Australia. Hit the link in the bio to tune in!
Next week is National Science Week right across Australia, and it just wouldn’t have been right if I didn’t get involved. So I’ve partnered with the @shireofbroome Public Library to run 5 awesome free workshops over the course of th
Next week is National Science Week right across Australia, and it just wouldn’t have been right if I didn’t get involved. So I’ve partnered with the @shireofbroome Public Library to run 5 awesome free workshops over the course of the week! To all the big kids out there, have no fear, as I will be running an adults course on Friday the 19th! So come and check it out! How will you be getting involved for #nationalscienceweek ? #robotics #broome #STEM
I just made my first ever podcast appearance live from my Outback Office! Andrew Crowe from the Drones for Good podcast had me on to chat about the work I am doing with Red Dirt Robotics. Tune in on Monday to have a listen wherever you get your Podcasts! #drones #robotics #podcast
I’ve got some diesel now! #Troopy #4wd #darwin #4x4
The day has come where my troopy has been stolen. It was taken from a secure carpark in an industrial estate near Darwin at 3:00am June 27th. As you know, this is more than a car. It is my home, and it holds all of my living gear, and more importan
The day has come where my troopy has been stolen. It was taken from a secure carpark in an industrial estate near Darwin at 3:00am June 27th. As you know, this is more than a car. It is my home, and it holds all of my living gear, and more importantly my teaching gear. 10 Laptops, 10 robots and a whole heap of other resources had all been taken. If anyone is able to provide me with any information, I would greatly appreciate it. 0498201820 Please share this if you can.
130km/hour speed limit? Yeah right… I’m finally in the Territory soaking up the warm weather! Getting ready for some workshops in Katherine next week! #ntaustralia #troopy #robotics
!BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! After a rocky start to 2023 full of personal, professional and mechanical setbacks, I’m happy to finally announce some good news for Red Dirt Robotics. The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has awarded Red Dirt Robotics with
Road Trains of the Great Central Road! Seeing these big rigs barreling down these outback roads will never get old! #roadtrain #truck #outbacktravel #westernaustralia
It feels good to be back on the road! WA here I come! #troopy #outback #westernaustralia
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be a part of the NextGen Youth STEM Symposium where leaders in education and innovation explored how we could best engage more Territory teens in STEM. The event held at the Darwin Innovation Hub was live streamed to Today I spent the morning with an awesome bunch of young engineers from Yipirinya School! I can’t wait to come back and do it again tomorrow! TASMANIA 2023! What an awesome way to kick off the tour for 2023! Coming to Tassie has been such a great experience and it was even better that I got to share my passion for STEM with an awesome bunch of young engineers. Over the last few days, I w Red Dirt Robotics 2022… What a year it’s been! After nearly 9 months living on the road travelling across Outback Australia, I have finally made it back to my home on the Sunshine Coast! So with that, it brings my tour to an end for 20
Give our Truckies the space that they need! When travelling outback roads, always pull off to the side for the road trains and let the dust settle before going again. #outbacktravel #truckie #troopy
There’s no place like Alice Springs! What a great time I had at the @alicespringstowncouncil Public Library last week, running three Introduction to Robotics courses! It was great to see young and old coming together to learn about STEM. Until
The Plenty Highway! A road I’m becoming quite familiar with these days… third times a charm! See you tomorrow QLD. #outbacknt #troopy #plentyhighway
And we have lift off! Did you know that many Outback roads double as emergency airstrips for the Royal Flying Doctors Service! #outbackaustralia #troopy #flyingdoctors
And that’s a wrap on @nationalscienceweek at the @shireofbroome Public Library! What a week it was! Thank you to all of the awesome young engineers (and big kids too!) who came along throughout the week. And also the the team at the library d
Here’s a short snippet from my recent interview on the Drones for Good Podcast! Be sure to listen to the whole thing at the link in my bio! #robotics #drones #stem
I’m super excited to be able to share this episode of the Drones for Good podcast. A few weeks ago I had a chat with Andrew Crowe from Mirragin Consulting about Red Dirt Robotics and the work that I’m doing for STEM in regional Australia. Next week is National Science Week right across Australia, and it just wouldn’t have been right if I didn’t get involved. So I’ve partnered with the @shireofbroome Public Library to run 5 awesome free workshops over the course of th
I just made my first ever podcast appearance live from my Outback Office! Andrew Crowe from the Drones for Good podcast had me on to chat about the work I am doing with Red Dirt Robotics. Tune in on Monday to have a listen wherever you get your Podca
I’ve got some diesel now! #Troopy #4wd #darwin #4x4
The day has come where my troopy has been stolen. It was taken from a secure carpark in an industrial estate near Darwin at 3:00am June 27th. As you know, this is more than a car. It is my home, and it holds all of my living gear, and more importan
130km/hour speed limit? Yeah right… I’m finally in the Territory soaking up the warm weather! Getting ready for some workshops in Katherine next week! #ntaustralia #troopy #robotics