Entry requirements
Comfortable typing and either a completed CodeAugs Explorer term or equivalent experience. A short placement chat confirms the fit.
Builder pathway · Ages 9-17
Robotics & Electronics
Code that moves something in the physical world. Students wire circuits, read sensors and program autonomous behaviour.
What students achieve
Enrol in Robotics & Electronics
By the end of the term
- Build a safe circuit on a breadboard
- Read sensor input and act on it
- Drive motors and servos from code
- Debug hardware and software together
- Present a working autonomous device
FORMAT
12 weeks · 90-minute sessions · campus or live online
TOOLS
BBC micro:bit, Arduino Uno, sensor kits, 3D-printed chassis parts
Syllabus
Week by week
Mentors adjust pace within the term, but every cohort covers the same milestones and finishes with a project.
Current, resistance, breadboards and LED control.
Inputs, display, radio messaging between boards.
Light, temperature, moisture and ultrasonic distance.
Line-following and obstacle-avoiding robot builds.
A timed arena challenge, then demo day.
What we provide
Campus laptop or kit during sessions, all software licences, printed workbook and lesson recordings for online cohorts.
Next course
Most students continue to Game Development in the following term.
Try Robotics & Electronics free
One full session, no cost. Your child builds something small and you get a written placement note.