Robotics Engineers
Engineering design with motors and sensors, coded with blocks then early Python, ending in a team mission challenge.
- Grades
- Grades 6–8
- Length
- 10–12 sessions
- Group size
- 16–24 students, working in teams of 2–3 per kit
- Where it runs
- School-day enrichment, After-school, Weekend academy, Summer camp, Library / community center
Students design and build sensor robots with attachments, code them with blocks and then Python, and compete in a team mission.
Skills students build
Before joining
None. Any block-coding experience helps.
How progress is checked
- Engineering notebook rubric
- Sensor and accuracy tests
- Team mission-board run and presentation
What students learn, step by step
Every lesson ends with something students make, explain or show.
| Session | Topic | What students learn | What students produce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering design cycle | Define, plan, build, test, improve | Engineering notebook set up |
| 2 | Drive bases | Wheels, traction, turning | Accurate drive base |
| 3 | Precise movement | Degrees, rotations, distance | Robot hits a target spot |
| 4 | Sensors in depth | Color, distance, force, gyro | Sensor test data |
| 5 | Line following | Loops and decisions together | Line-following run |
| 6 | Attachments | Arms, lifts and grabbers | Working attachment |
| 7 | From blocks to Python | Same program, written in Python | Python version of a block program |
| 8 | Team mission challenge | Strategy, roles, timing | Mission-board run |
| 9 | Showcase | Explaining design decisions | Team presentation and notebook |
Play & practice
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What students build
- A sensor-guided robot
- A robot attachment that lifts or grabs
- A team mission-board solution
How we keep it safe
- Small parts are used only with age-appropriate kits and adult supervision
- Kits stay at the school or site — nothing to buy for home
- No accounts or personal data needed for the coding apps used in class
- Clear tidy-up and kit-check routines at the end of every session
The engineering design cycle
Every challenge follows the same loop real engineers use.
- 1
Ask
What problem are we solving?
- 2
Plan
Sketch and choose an idea.
- 3
Build
Put the robot together.
- 4
Code & test
Run it and measure what happens.
- 5
Improve
Change one thing and try again.
More Robotics tracks
Students can move up to the next grade band in later years.
Build & Move
Big-brick builds, gears and a first motor — plus picture-block coding to make things move.
Robot Builders
Motors, sensors and block coding: robots that move, react and solve small challenges.
Robotics with Python
Python-controlled robots, sensor data, smoother control and a competition-style capstone built in teams.
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