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RoboCreators: Engineering Adventures
Build and code moving LEGO® robots with motors, sensors, and control boards.
Grades K–6The project mix and pace are tailored to the age group, experience level, and time available.
Course description
What students make and do
Students work with LEGO® WeDo components to build machines that move and respond. They learn how motors, sensors, control boards, and simple code work together, then apply those ideas to increasingly open-ended challenges. Teams test, revise, and explain their engineering choices.
- Assemble and program a two-wheeled robot
- Code precise turns, speed changes, and stops
- Build a sensor-guided obstacle course robot
- Use gears and torque to lift objects or climb ramps
- Create a line-following or original final robot
Sample program path
How the course can develop
This example shows one possible progression. The order and depth change with the group and contract.
- 01Learn how motors, sensors, and control boards work together
- 02Program movement, timing, speed, and turns
- 03Add sensors and complete an obstacle challenge
- 04Explore gears, torque, and mechanical attachments
- 05Calibrate a line-following or multi-sensor system
- 06Design and showcase an original robot function
How we adapt it
Adapted for age, experience, and schedule.
Younger students use guided builds and short block-code commands; older students can investigate gear ratios, calibration, and combined sensors. Beginners start from a working base model, while experienced students solve more open-ended engineering problems. Short formats complete a moving robot and one challenge; longer programs build toward an original robot and showcase.
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