

Before expanding the Thinkabit Lab summer program into the themed summer camps showcased above, Qcamps began offering students an invention-packed summer in 2015! Hosted in the Thinkabit Lab at the Qualcomm Headquarters in San Diego, middle school students toured the Qualcomm campus, gazed at the famed Wall of Patents, met Qualcomm engineers, and jumped into an exhilarating week of IoT-inspired inventions.
Through the Thinkabit Lab program, students explore engineering and non-engineering careers available at tech companies and engage in a fun and unique hands-on engineering project. Using various engineering concepts, collaboration, and their imagination, students invent solutions that solve real-world problems or reflect their Strengths, Interests, and Values.
Learn more about the Thinkabit Lab program and its commitment to STEM Education.
Learn more about how Qualcomm’s Thinkabit Lab exposes students to the world of engineering and inspires them to pursue careers in the field.
Learn more about the Thinkabit Lab program.
During Thinkabit Lab’s Wearable Tech week-long camp, students build an automated hat using an Internet of Things (IoT) framework. Historically implemented as an all-girls camp, this project tasks participants to creatively represent their Strengths, Interests, and Values with engineered and coded components, such as LEDs and servo motors. Take a look!
Check out how this young inventor showcased her Strengths, Interests, and Values with her cowboy hat.
This middle school student models her hat after herself with a nod to Rosalind Franklin.
Watch how this future engineer uses her servos and LEDs to highlight her resiliency.
Watch how this young inventor overcame challenges with building an automated hat!
As a company invested in creating technology for good, The Tech for Good project draws inspiration from Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach. Through its five impact sectors committed to advancing worldwide communities socially and economically with technology, students are tasked with a similar goal. Using engineering and non-engineering concepts learned in this one-week camp, students create an automated invention to solve a real-world problem in Education, the Environment, Health Care, Public Safety, and Entrepreneurship.
“Bobette the Litter Cleaner-Upper” is the perfect solution to collecting litter from the streets!
This future inventor has created a way to make stairs more accessible for everyone!
This middle school students wants to bring medical robots to rural areas. Check out her invention!
Watch how this clever invention can create safer slides from your local park to water parks.
Agriculture is the backbone of our modern civilizations around the world and technology is big part of this industry. The AgTech for Good project inspires students to leverage their every-day experiences in agricultural communities for “good.” Creating inventions everywhere from improved irrigation systems to transporting goods efficiently, students incorporate agricultural technology to invent the tech of tomorrow!
The Water Weaver is a wirelessly-controlled irrigation system for farms with crops and animals.
With his invention, this future agricultural engineer tackles how to efficiently test soil for optimal crops.
This middle school inventor drew inspiration for her conveyer belt from looking right outside her window.
Check out how this high school student’s love of sea turtles inspired her to invent technology to help rehabilitate them.