Foundations of Robotics
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After-School
Start your robotics journey with our 15-session after-school program! Learn to build, code, and program robots using LEGO® SPIKE Prime through three progressive modules. Build the foundational skills to tackle competitive robotics (FLL) challenges or simply explore STEM through hands-on learning.
Program Overview
3 Modules
1 module each week
Grades 4-8
Curriculum Below
All Materials
SPIKE LEGO® kits provided
What Your Child Will Learn
What Students Do
- • Build LEGO SPIKE Prime robot from scratch
- • Learn block-based coding fundamentals
- • Program precise forward, backward, and turning movements
- • Navigate obstacle courses and mazes
- • Complete multi-step navigation challenges
Robot Basics & Movement
In this exciting first module, students will build their very own LEGO SPIKE Prime robot from scratch and learn the fundamentals of programming. They'll explore block-based coding to make their robot move forward, backward, and turn with precision.
Through hands-on challenges, your child will practice measuring distances, calculating angles, and navigating obstacle courses. By week's end, they'll confidently program their robot to complete multi-step navigation tasks independently.
Key Skills Developed
- • Understanding of motors and mechanical systems
- • Basic programming logic and sequencing
- • Spatial reasoning and measurement
- • Problem decomposition strategies
What Students Do
- • Integrate ultrasonic distance sensors
- • Program obstacle detection and avoidance
- • Use color sensors for line following
- • Create autonomous navigation programs
- • Solve sensor-based challenges
Distance & Color Sensors
This week introduces your child to the world of sensors and responsive robotics. Students will learn how ultrasonic distance sensors detect obstacles, enabling their robots to "see" and respond to their environment. They'll master color sensors, programming robots to recognize different colors and follow lines.
Through exciting challenges, your child will create autonomous robots that make intelligent decisions, navigate complex environments, and solve real-world problems using sensor feedback and smart programming logic.
Key Skills Developed
- • Sensor integration and calibration
- • Conditional logic and decision-making
- • Line-following algorithms
- • Obstacle detection and avoidance
What Students Do
- • Add force sensors for collision detection
- • Combine distance, color, and force sensors
- • Build complex multi-sensor programs
- • Debug and refine sophisticated code
- • Present final project demonstration
Force Sensors & Multi-Sensor Integration
In this final phase, students add touch sensitivity to their robots using force sensors, enabling collision detection and tactile responses. Your child will learn to combine all three sensor types—distance, color, and force, creating sophisticated programs that use multiple inputs simultaneously.
Through comprehensive challenges, they'll develop advanced problem-solving skills, debug complex programs, and showcase their learning in a final demonstration. Students complete the program with strong computational thinking and engineering design skills.
Key Skills Developed
- • Multi-sensor integration strategies
- • Advanced programming and debugging
- • System design and architecture
- • Project presentation and communication
Ready to Start Your Robotics Journey?
Join our After School Robotics program and watch your child build confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on robotics education.
Summer Camp
Dive deep into robotics during summer break! Our intensive 2-week camp delivers the same comprehensive curriculum as our after-school program in an accelerated format. Build the foundational skills to tackle competitive robotics (FLL) challenges or simply explore STEM through hands-on learning.
Program Overview
2 Weeks
Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 12 PM | 1 PM - 4 PM
Grades 4-8
Age-appropriate curriculum
All Materials
LEGO® kits provided
What Your Child Will Learn
Daily Activities
- • Build LEGO SPIKE Prime robot from ground up
- • Master block-based programming fundamentals
- • Program precise movements and navigation
- • Integrate ultrasonic distance sensors
- • Create autonomous obstacle-avoiding robots
Foundations, Movement & Distance Sensor
The first week immerses students in robotics fundamentals. Starting from scratch, students build their LEGO SPIKE Prime robot and learn block-based programming to control motors and create precise movements. They'll master basic navigation, turning, and distance measurement.
By mid-week, students integrate ultrasonic distance sensors, enabling their robots to detect and respond to obstacles autonomously. Through exciting challenges, they'll program intelligent robots that navigate complex environments and make decisions based on sensor feedback.
Key Skills Developed
- • Robot construction and mechanical understanding
- • Programming logic and sequencing
- • Sensor integration and autonomous behavior
- • Problem-solving and debugging techniques
Daily Activities
- • Program color sensors for line following
- • Create color detection and sorting systems
- • Integrate force sensors for touch detection
- • Combine multiple sensors in complex programs
- • Design and complete final showcase project
Color Sensor, Force Sensors & Integration
Week two advances into sophisticated sensor programming. Students learn to use color sensors for line following, color detection, and surface recognition. They'll integrate force sensors to detect touch, measure pressure, and create interactive robot behaviors.
The culmination combines all learned skills—students design and program robots using multiple sensors simultaneously to solve complex, real-world inspired challenges. They'll develop advanced programming techniques and computational thinking skills while creating impressive autonomous robot systems.
Key Skills Developed
- • Advanced color and force sensor programming
- • Multi-sensor integration strategies
- • Complex problem decomposition
- • Project planning and execution
Ready for an Intensive Summer of Robotics?
Join our Summer Robotics Camp and dive deep into STEM learning. Two weeks of hands-on fun that builds skills for a lifetime!