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Robotics course

🤖 Robotics & Automation

Build robotics literacy through robot systems, sensors, actuators, motors, gears, circuits, programming, loops, conditionals, feedback control, navigation, autonomy, AI, mechanisms, grippers, human-robot interaction, safety, ethics, automation systems, debugging, robotics careers, and a robot challenge capstone.

20 lessonsAges 3–10Four age versions per lessonRoboticsAutomationCodingSensors

Complete lesson syllabus

Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.

  1. What Is a Robot?
    Robotics · Systems Thinking · Engineering
    Example: Robotics combines mechanical design, electronics, sensors, programming, control, testing, and safety.
  2. Robot Parts as a System
    Systems · Mechanical Design · Electronics
    Example: Robot subsystems can include structure, drivetrain, manipulator, sensors, controller, power, wiring, and software.
  3. Sensors: Robot Input
    Sensors · Data · Observation
    Example: Sensors turn physical information into signals a controller can read.
  4. Actuators: Robot Output
    Actuators · Mechanisms · Motion
  5. Motors, Gears & Motion
    Motors · Gears · Mechanical Advantage
  6. Power & Circuits
    Circuits · Power · Electrical Safety
  7. Programming Robots
    Programming · Algorithms · Robot Control
  8. Loops, Events & Conditionals
    Control Flow · Coding · Logic
  9. Feedback Control
    Feedback · Control Systems · Systems Thinking
  10. Navigation & Mapping
    Navigation · Mapping · Spatial Reasoning
  11. Autonomy & AI
    Ai · Autonomy · Decision Making
  12. Computer Vision
    Computer Vision · Ai · Data Literacy
  13. Robot Design Tradeoffs
    Design · Tradeoffs · Engineering Judgment
  14. Mechanisms & Grippers
    Mechanisms · End Effectors · Fabrication
  15. Human-Robot Interaction
    Human Centered Design · Communication · Accessibility
  16. Robot Safety & Ethics
    Ethics · Safety · Responsible Innovation
  17. Automation Systems
    Automation · Systems · Industry
  18. Testing & Debugging Robots
    Debugging · Testing · Engineering Design
  19. Robot Teams & Careers
    Careers · Teamwork · Engineering
  20. Robot Challenge Capstone
    Robotics · Design · Presentation

How age adaptation works

The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.

Assessment and records

Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.

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