Program Overview
Personalized attention
Learn Robotics at your own pace with a teacher focused only on you
Teacher-led sessions
Real-time interaction and feedback with a dedicated teacher
60 minutes per session
Deep-dive into topics with focused 60-minute sessions
8-12 age group
Tailored for curious learners in the 8-12 age group
What’s Included
150 Interactive lessons
Built to engage
English
language instruction
Lifetime access
to course materials
Certificate
is awarded upon completion
Activity Overview
Grades 3 to 6
Intermediate
Kids build and code real robots using Python, train machine learning models, explore electronics, and create intelligent smart devices and connected systems.
Learning Goals
- Write Python programs to control robots.
- Understand AI & ML basics.
- Build smart electronics and IoT systems.
- Create automation projects like smart alarms and controllers.
Lessons
Pre-Kit Module
Welcome to Robotics
This session introduces students to Robotics & makes them understand how hardware & software can be connected. This is accomplished with the help of a maze game. (Involves Teacher's kit).
Ping-Pong
In this session, we are making a ping-pong game on pictoblox, wherein the paddle can be controlled with tactile buttons. (Involves Teacher's kit).
Tom and Jerry
In this session, we are making the student recall well all the coding fundamentals. This will be accomplished by making a tom & jerry chasing game.(Involves Teacher's kit).
Robotics Fundamentals
Travel the World
Evalution of Robots, Basic of PictoBlox, Python Interface, Getting started with Python Programming
Minion Run
Code interfacing of Computer Peripherals, Conditional Comands Like If , Break (Loop)
Balloon Bubble
Python Calls and Functions- For Loop Range Commands , Modules & Decorators (Events)
Drift It!
Robot assembly and Writing your First code in the Robot Memory
Robotics Foundation
Tokyo Drift
This session inculcates assembling the robot in horizontal mode, playing the pre-built firmware and additional driving controls. This session makes the student understand controlling the robot remotely & controlling the motor to drive the robot in different directions.
Roll 'n' Race
In this session, the student learns how to involve hardware to control sprites. This is accomplished by making a 2 player game wherein student will also get introduced to tactile buttons.
Think it, Lit it
In this session, we are making the student develop different customized moving animations on 7 x 5 led display.
The Discotheque
In this session, we are introducing touch sensors & it's response to the student. This is accomplished by making a robo piano that plays different musical notes on touch.
World of AI
Expresso
Detect the expression from the face and mimic the same on Robot's Display
Guess What
Analyze live camera stream and identify different objects based on pre-trained model
Simon Says
Analyze live camera stram and detect the text written on the paper and act on it
Digital Clock
Analyze the voice command asking for data, fetch the data and display on robot screen
Fundamentals of AI & ML
Mirror mirror on the wall
This session introduces the student to Artificial Intelligence, uses of AI & applications of AI. The student explores face detection extension in this session & makes robot mimic human expressions.
Fruit Ninja
This session makes the student familiar with the video sensing application of AI. Here, the student makes a fruit ninja game which can be played by video sensing controls.
Treasure Hunt
Kit is programmed to detect text, read aloud & act according..
Global Weather Station
This session introduces student to the speech recognition application of AI. Here the quarky acts like Alexa & it detects human speech. On speech recognition, it fetches & displays weather data.
AI & ML for Robots
Trace the path
In this session, the student learns to calibrate IR sensors to detect colors & then based on the response of the IR sensor controls robotic movement. Finally, cumulating all the concepts to make a line-following robot.
Get the pizza!
In this session, the student develops an autonomous driving pizza delivery bot. Here, the robot drives itself to the pizza store automatically with the help of card & road sign detection.
Follow me
In this session, the student develops a robot that follows human body movements. This session gives an idea about gesture-controlled robots by making the student develop a hand-movement-controlled car.
AI Assistance Bot
In this session, the student is made to develop an assistance bot that recognizes the human's speech commands & accordingly recognizes the destination, thereby driving automatically to that location.
Functional Robotics
Sweeping Bot
This project introduces student to actuators & their applications in real life. This session covers the concepts of servo motor, it's calibration & operation. This is accomplished by making a sweeping bot
Tilt & Move
This project introduces student to the concept of accelerometers. It takes into application the accelerometer of the mobile phone & thereby moving the robot based on mobile tilt.
Check the edge
This project introduces student to Ultrasonic sensor, it's connections & working. This is accomplished by making an automated edge detector robot.
Smart Dustbin-1
This project brings in the real-world applications of robotics, by making an Ultrasonic sensor based smart dustbin; featuring automated lid open/close & garbage level detection
Electronics
Rig It Up - 1
Build you first circuit on ThinkerCAD with LED, Resistor and Battery
Rig It Up - 2
Build you first circuit on Real Hardware with LED, Resistor and Battery
Light Dimmer
Build the cuirct to control the brightness of the LED
Cap-tivate
Understand the charging and discharging of Capcitor and Build RC Circuit
Physical Computing
My first circuit 1
This activity aims to introduce the basics of electronics: Electric Current, Voltage & Resistance, Closed & Open circuits. This involves making a simple circuit on tinkercad.
My first circuit 2
This activity introduces the student to circuit building on the breadboard. This is accomplished by making the first circuit on breadboard using Quarky, LED, Resistor & Push Button.
Dimmer
This project involves making a LED dimmer using a potentiometer by applying the concepts of Ohm's law.
Series 'n' Parallel
This project involves making a series resistor circuit & a parallel resistor circuit; thereby observing the difference between them & understanding how the series & parallel connection affects the resultant output.
IoT 1
Crafting IoT Hub - 1
Explore the IoT House Kit and Understand IoT Technology
Crafting IoT Hub - 2
Explore the IoT House Kit and Understand IoT Technology
Crafting IoT Hub - 3
Explore the IoT House Kit and Understand IoT Technology
Luminous Fusion
Explore the AdafruitIO and create a dashboard to control the LED's
Interactive Mechatronics
Autonomous obstacle avoider
In this activity student learns to develop an auto drive robot that detects obstacles & accordingly moves by finding the clear path.
Knock, knock! Who's there?
The aim of this session is to develop an automated door bell system replicating the CCTV camera function
Water Level Indicator
In this session, the student is made to understand water management by building a water level indicator.
Light Chaser
This session aims to build a light-following robot by using the Light Dependent Resistor(LDR).
IoT - 2
Juice Machine
Create a Smart Juice Dispensing Machine using an IR sensor and Pump
Catch the Fire
Develop a fire alarm system using a flame sensor and relay module
SmileGate
Develop a door unlocking system combining a PIR sensor with face recognition
Snap N Track
Develop an automatic attendance tracker
Internet of Things
Gateway to Internet of Things
This session aims to introduce the basic concepts of IoT, IoT cloud platforms & integration of IoT cloud platform with Quarky. Here the student develops a cloud-controlled light system.
Let's Build the IoT House - Part 1
This session aims to gain knowledge of various sensors that can be used to collect the data from the surroundings in IoT systems. Here, the student assembles the sensors to the IoT house.
Let's Build the IoT House - Part 2
This session aims to gain knowledge of various sensors that can be used to collect the data from the surroundings in IoT systems. Here, the student assembles the DC motor, propellor, servo motor-gear based door mechanism.
Let's Build the IoT House - Part 3
The aim of this session is to complete the assembling of IoT House and learn connecting the expansion board to Quarky.
Sensory Systems
Open Sesame
This session aims to build the automated door using IR sensor and servo motor.
IoT Light-Bright Log
This project aims to build Iot based Light Intensity Monitoring system using a LDR (light dependent resistor) and Thingspeak IoT cloud, where Light Intensity data can be send on IoT cloud at regular intervals.
Gas Gauge
The aim of this session is to make student understand connections of MQ-2 gas sensor & develop IoT based gas leakage alarm.
Plant Health Check
This session aims to monitor soil moisture sensor data on thingspeak IoT data monitoring platform & thereby showing the plant owner whether the plant needs to be watered or not.
Humanoid
Build-a-Bot 1
Explore the Humanoid Robot and do Arms Assembly
Build-a-Bot 2
Explore the Humanoid Robot and do Legs Assembly
Build-a-Bot 3
Explore the Humanoid Robot and do Body Assembly
Walking Wonders
Create the moment control for the robot woalkng
Home Automation
ML Gate
This session makes the student build an IoT-based smart door system, inculcating the concepts of Machine Learning. This smart door system would inform the owner of the house about the person waiting at the house gate & the user can open the door over the cloud controlled IoT platform.
Let's control the Ambience
This session aims to control the ambience of the IOT house by changing the lightning of the house according to user’s preference.
PPM Analayzer
The project demonstrates how to interface the gas sensor to the Quarky and get the PPM reading. This is accomplished by creating an air pollution monitoring system on Adafruit IO.
Smart Fan
This session aims to build the automated fan control system using Temperature & Humidity Sensor and DC motor.
Quadruped
Build-a-Quadra - 1
Explore the Quadruped Robot and Assemble the robot’s Body
Build-a-Quadra - 2
Explore the Quadruped Robot and Assemble the robot’s legs
Build-a-Quadra - 3
Explore the Quadruped Robot and Assemble the robot’s legs
Build-a-Quadra - 4
Explore the Quadruped Robot and Assemble the remaining things.
Mars Rover
Lets Build Mars Rover - 1
Explore the Quarky Mars Rover
Lets Build Mars Rover - 2
Explore the Quarky Mars Rover
Lets Build Mars Rover - 3
Explore the Quarky Mars Rover
Lets Build Mars Rover - 4
Explore the Quarky Mars Rover
Robotic ARM
Forge-the-Arm - 1
Explore the robotic arm and perform the base assembly
Forge-the-Arm - 2
Explore the robotic arm and perform link assembly
Forge-the-Arm - 3
Explore the robotic arm and perform link assembly
Forge-the-Arm - 4
Explore the robotic arm and perform the final manipulator assembly with the gripper
Certificate
Science Adventurer Certificate
This Certificate of Achievement will be awarded on completion of Quadruped Module with high scores. All participants will be eligible for a Certificate of Participation.
Weather & Climate
Forces & Motion
Light & Its Interaction
Plant & Animal Adaptations
Parental Guidance
This program is best suited for kids aged 7 years and above. Younger kids will need significant adult assistance as coders are required to manage technical issues that may arise during class.
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