Schedule
20 Hours
Total hands-on time
2 Weeks
4 Sessions
C# + Arduino
Real engineering tools
Your Robot
Built & coded by you
The Robotics Academy is a project-based engineering workshop that puts real tools in the hands of teens aged 12 to 18. Using Arduino — the world's most popular open-source electronics platform — students discover how physical hardware and software talk to each other.
Arduino boards read inputs from the real world (a beam of light, the touch of a button, the echo of a sound wave) and translate them into outputs: a spinning motor, a blinking LED, a robot that knows to turn before it hits a wall.
Over eight sessions across two weeks, participants move from wiring their first circuit to programming a fully autonomous robot capable of navigating a live course. Every concept is introduced through doing, not just watching.
By the end of this workshop, participants will gain hands-on mastery across four core engineering modules:
Start with components: resistors, LEDs, breadboards, and wires. Build your first working circuit, understand digital and analog signals, and gain the confidence to read a circuit diagram.
Learn the fundamentals of C# programming — variables, loops, conditionals, and functions — then deploy that code directly onto your Arduino board to control real hardware in real time.
Integrate ultrasonic, infrared, and light sensors into your robot. Write code that reads live sensor data and uses it to make decisions — the foundation of all autonomous systems.
Assemble your robot chassis, wire the drive system, and program it to navigate an obstacle course on its own. On the final day, every robot faces the live mission challenge.
Robotics enhances a suite of skills every participant will walk away with by the end of the program:
- ✓Read and build basic electronic circuits: breadboards, resistors, LEDs, buttons, and power rails.
- ✓Understand Arduino architecture: how the board reads inputs and triggers outputs.
- ✓Write functional C# code: variables, conditionals, loops, and functions applied to hardware.
- ✓Integrate sensors into live systems: ultrasonic, infrared, and light sensors feeding real-time decisions.
- ✓Control motors and movement: speed, direction, and coordination of a wheeled robot platform.
- ✓Program autonomous behavior: robots that perceive, decide, and act without human input.
- ✓Debug hardware and software together: the essential skill every engineer needs.
- ✓Present and demo a working robot: communicate your design choices to an audience.
Tools & Technology
| Component | Role in the Program |
|---|---|
| Arduino Uno Board | The programmable brain of the robot. Reads sensor inputs and fires output commands. |
| C# Language | The coding language students learn and use to write all robot logic and behavior. |
| Breadboard & Wiring | Prototyping platform for building and iterating circuits without soldering. |
| Ultrasonic Sensor | Measures distance using sound waves. Used for obstacle detection and avoidance. |
| Infrared Sensor | Detects proximity and surfaces. Used for line-following and edge detection. |
| DC Motors & Driver | Provide movement. The motor driver board lets Arduino control speed and direction. |
| Robot Chassis Kit | Structural frame and wheels that house all electronics and form the robot body. |
| Arduino IDE | Development environment where students write, compile, and upload their C# code. |
