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Guides, checklists and references we actually use. For families choosing a program, schools planning a lab, and learners working out what a sensor is really telling them.

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Guide

The robotics learning roadmap

What a learner actually learns, in what order, from the first chassis to a competition robot, and how to tell which stage someone is at.

8 min

7 resources

GuideStart here

The robotics learning roadmap

What a learner actually learns, in what order, from the first chassis to a competition robot, and how to tell which stage someone is at.

8 min

ChecklistParents

Choosing a robotics program: what to ask

Eleven questions that separate a robotics program with a progression behind it from a set of activities with robots in them.

5 min

ChecklistSchools

Robotics lab planning checklist

Space, power, storage, safety and the practical decisions that are expensive to change once a robotics lab is installed.

7 min

ChecklistEducators

Teacher readiness checklist

What a teacher needs to be able to do before running robotics sessions alone, and what they honestly do not need to know.

5 min

ReferenceRobotics

Sensors, and what they actually measure

A plain reference to the sensors used in school robotics: what each one really reports, and the ways each one lies.

7 min

GuideElectronics

Electronics basics and bench safety

Voltage, current and power in the terms a robotics bench needs them, plus the small number of rules that prevent the injuries and the smoke.

6 min

ChecklistCompetitions

Competition preparation checklist

What to settle in the weeks before an event, what to bring, and the failures that only ever happen at the venue.

6 min

A checklist gets you started. A conversation gets you specifics.

If you're planning a lab, choosing a program or preparing a team, we'd rather look at your actual constraints than have you guess from a guide.

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