Robotics with Lego, Micro:bit, and Arduino Grades 2-3

Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Welcome back to the world of thinking machines! Students will learn basic robotics concepts using the Lego Spike Prime and EV3 robots and the Micro:bit platform.  Challenges will include obstacles inspired by the First Lego League competition.  Additionally students will receive an introduction to the Arduino microcontroller and its C++ IDE.  Lessons will include the basics of telemetry, GPS, and servo control. 

Please click here for the Fall 2024 schedule and tuition.

Robotics Team – First Lego League Robotics

Thursdays 3:50 – 5:20 pm and 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Join us in the First Lego League NYC Competition!  Students will hone their robotics skills in the largest national robotics competition.  Lego has recently updated their robotics coding to use Scratch or Python, giving a real boost to the tasks we can expect to accomplish with our robots.  Click here for more information about NYC First.  Click here for more information about this year’s Submerged Challenge.  This class will require at least one full Saturday for a qualifying match.  Details will be provided when registration opens, usually in October or November.  In the event that the team advances beyond the qualifier, further Saturdays will be scheduled.  The competition also involves a detailed science project outside of the robot game, so it is not too early to start brainstorming ideas!  Congratulations to last year’s “Natural 20” who advanced to the NYC Semifinals!

Please click here for the the Fall 2024 schedule and tuition.

Advanced Robotics

Thursdays 6:30 – 7:50 pm

Please click here for the Fall 2023 schedule and tuition.

This is an advanced class, targeted at students with prior experience in modeling and coding.  Students will focus on the design and coding of a competition robot and the team will attend the APEC conference in February.  This class will have significant division of labor in the context of our team.  Skills developed will include PCB design and fabrication and advanced algorithm implementation in C++ on embedded microcontrollers.

Please click here for schedule and tuition for the Fall 2021 semester.

Please click here for schedule and tuition for the Spring 2022 semester.