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Robot Builders with LEGO Mindstorms

Teams build real motorised robots from LEGO Mindstorms kits, then program them with block code to see, sense and solve. Gears and motors first, then sensors, then challenge runs, ending in a head-to-head challenge day.

30 hours10 chaptersEnglishAges 8 to 14

Can follow a lesson and type comfortably

What you'll learn

  • How motors, gears and axles create motion
  • Build a driving base that survives a crash
  • Block-code movement and turns
  • Use colour, touch and distance sensors
  • Line-following and obstacle challenges
  • Challenge day: robot against robot
The course journey

What your child will explore

Follow the course from the first idea to the finished project.

  1. Chapter 01

    Meet the kit: motors, sensors and the hub

    Unbox the kit and get to know the hub, motors and sensors your robot will be built from.

  2. Chapter 02

    Gears and axles: making motion

    Discover how gears and axles turn motor power into speed, strength and motion you can control.

  3. Chapter 03

    Build a driving base that survives a crash

    Build a sturdy driving base and crash-test it until it can take a knock and keep rolling.

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