3-hr Weekend Robotics Camps
In-person | For Kids 6+
✨✨ Perfect for young kids (6+) — A fun, hands-on 3-hour camp to build and take home a real robot!
Just $99, 🎁 Kids take robots home ($39 value).
ALL 3-hr Weekend Camps are in-person & held at our Kids Explore Robotics & STEM Center, 1742 E 116th St, Carmel IN 46032
Choose from 12+ different camp experiences and attend one, several, or all of them—whatever works best for your family.
🎁 Every Camp includes a robot and/or STEM project that children get to build and take home!
🤖 Camp 1: Robot with Head/Propeller Motion & Air-Propelled Vehicle
July 18th & October 10, Saturday 9AM-12PM
Join us for an exciting 3-hour weekend robotics camp where kids build TWO fun, hands-on robotics projects while exploring the exciting world of robotics, movement, motors, and STEM learning.
Students will build:
🔹 A Basic Robot featuring head movement and spinning propeller action
🔹 An Air-Propelled Vehicle powered by a DC motor and propeller system
This beginner-friendly camp is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love for learning through hands-on building and interactive exploration.
What Kids Will Learn
⚙️ Difference between 180-degree and 360-degree motors
🤖 Basics of robotics and how robots move
💨 How airflow and propellers create thrust and movement
🔋 Introduction to motors, power sources, and simple robotics systems
🧠 Problem-solving, creativity, and hands-on STEM skills
🎉 Confidence through building and testing real working robots
Take Home 🎁 Kids get to KEEP BOTH robots they build during the camp:
✅ Basic Robot with Head & Propeller Movement
✅ Air-Propelled Vehicle
🚗 Camp 2: Robotics Car & Dual-Propeller Air Vehicle
July 25th & October 17, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting hands-on 3-hour robotics camp, kids will build not just one, but two amazing motor-powered projects! First, they will design and control a Robotic Car with both single-controller and dual-controller systems, learning how different control methods affect movement. Then, they will build a Two DC Motor Air-Propelled Vehicle, exploring how thrust and propulsion can move a lightweight robot forward. It’s a fast-paced, fun, and highly interactive session where kids build, test, and experiment with real robotics systems.
What Kids Will Learn
🧠 How motor control systems work (single vs dual control)
⚙️ Basics of DC motors and how they generate motion
🚗 Principles of robotic movement and steering
💨 Air propulsion and thrust-based movement
🔧 Hands-on building, wiring, and testing skills
💡 Problem-solving through design adjustments and improvements
Take Home 🎁 Kids will take home both fully built projects:
✅ Robotic Car (Single & Dual Controller System)
✅ Air-Propelled Dual Motor Vehicle
🚧 Camp 3: 3-Wheeler Robotics & Arduino Air Vehicle!
August 1st & October 24, Saturday 9AM-12PM
Get ready for an exciting hands-on robotics experience where kids will build two awesome engineering projects in one fun-filled 3-hour camp! Students will first construct a 3-Wheeler Robot and explore how both single and dual-controller systems affect movement and steering. Then, they will build a Single DC Motor Air-Propelled Vehicle powered by a programmable Arduino controller, learning how coding and electronics can control motor speed and performance. This camp combines mechanical building, robotics, and beginner programming into one engaging STEM adventure.
What Kids Will Learn
🧠 Basics of robotics engineering and vehicle design
⚙️ How single and dual-controller systems work
🔌 Introduction to DC motors and motor-powered movement
💻 Beginner Arduino programming concepts
🎛️ How programmable controllers adjust motor speed
💨 Principles of air propulsion and thrust movement
🔧 Hands-on building, wiring, testing, and troubleshooting skills
💡 Creative problem-solving through experimentation and design improvements
Take Home 🎁 Kids will take home both fully built projects:
✅ 3-Wheeler Robot with Controller System
✅ Arduino-Controlled Air-Propelled Vehicle
🌬️ Camp 4: Design a Merry-Go-Round & Build a Digital Counter!
August 8th & October 31, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this creative and hands-on 3-hour robotics camp, kids will become young engineers as they design, build, and test their very own robotic merry-go-round! Students will explore how motors create rotational movement while learning important engineering and design concepts.
For the second project, kids will build a Single-Digit Digital Counter using electronics and coding concepts. By interpreting pin assignments provided in a simple code, students will learn how hardware and programming work together to control a digital display. This camp is a fun blend of robotics, creativity, electronics, and beginner coding.
What Kids Will Learn
🎠 How rotational motion works in robotics systems
⚙️ Basics of motors and mechanical movement
🛠️ Engineering design and structural building skills
💻 Introduction to coding and pin assignments
🔌 How electronic components connect and communicate
🔢 Basics of digital counting and display systems
🧠 Problem-solving, testing, and troubleshooting skills
💡 Creativity through hands-on design and experimentation
Take Home 🎁 Kids will take home both fully built projects:
✅ 🎠 Custom-Designed Robotic Merry-Go-Round
✅ 🔢 Single-Digit Digital Counter
💨 Camp 5: Build a Drummer Robot!
August 15th & November 7th, Saturday 9AM-12PM
Get ready for a fun-filled robotics experience where kids will build, and test their very own Drummer Robot! In this exciting 3-hour hands-on camp, students will explore how motors and mechanical movement can be used to create rhythm and motion. Kids will assemble their robot, experiment with movement speed and timing, and watch their robotic drummer come to life through engineering and creativity. This camp is perfect for young builders who love hands-on STEM learning, music, and robotics.
What Kids Will Learn
🥁 How motors create repetitive robotic movement
⚙️ Basics of mechanical motion and simple robotics systems
🔌 Introduction to DC motors and electrical connections
🛠️ Hands-on engineering and robot assembly skills
🧠 Problem-solving through testing and adjustments
💡 Creativity through robot design and experimentation
🎵 How rhythm and motion can be combined using robotics
Take Home 🎁 Drummer Robot 🥁
🌈 Camp 6: Build an Interactive SUV Robot!
August 22 & November 14, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting hands-on robotics camp, kids will build and control their very own SUV Robot packed with cool interactive features! Students will learn how robotic vehicles move by controlling the robot’s speed and driving direction, while also exploring how electronic lighting systems work. Kids will activate and control headlights, tail lights, and turn signals, making their robotic SUV feel like a real smart vehicle. This engaging STEM camp combines robotics, electronics, engineering, and creativity into one unforgettable experience.
What Kids Will Learn
🚙 How robotic vehicles move and steer
🎮 Basics of speed and direction control systems
💡 How headlights, tail lights, and turn signals work
🔌 Introduction to motors, circuits, and electronic components
⚙️ Hands-on robot building and assembly skills
🧠 Problem-solving through testing and adjustments
💻 Beginner concepts in robotics control systems
✨ Creativity through interactive vehicle design
Take Home 🎁 🚙 Interactive SUV Robot with Working Lights & Controls
💪 Camp 7: Build a Pull-Up Robot!
August 29 & November 21, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting hands-on robotics camp, kids will build and test a real Pull-Up Robot that actually performs pull-ups! Students will explore how smart motor placement and mechanical design can create lifelike robotic movement. By adjusting where and how motors are installed, kids will see how different design choices directly affect strength, motion, and performance. This is a high-energy STEM experience where robotics truly comes to life as kids watch their own robot lift itself up and move in surprising ways!
What Kids Will Learn
💪 How motors can create lifting and pulling motion
⚙️ Importance of motor placement in robotic design
🔩 Basics of mechanical structure and stability
🔌 Introduction to DC motors and motion transfer
🧠 How design changes affect performance and movement
🛠️ Hands-on building, testing, and improving robot designs
🔍 Problem-solving through real-time experimentation
💡 Engineering creativity and critical thinking skills
Take Home 🎁 💪 Pull-Up Robot (that performs real pull-up motion!)
🚗 Camp 8: Build a Spinning Starship Robot!
September 5 & November 28, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting hands-on robotics camp, kids will build a Starship Robot that moves and spins like a planet earth! The project starts with a basic build and then evolves into a programmable controller-based system with LED lighting effects.
Students will use three 360-degree motors arranged in an equilateral triangle to create smooth, perfectly circular motion. This unique design allows the robot to spin on its axis like Earth, giving kids a real-world understanding of balance, motion, and rotational control.
As they progress, kids will program and adjust speed and direction, then add LED lights to create stunning visual effects while the starship spins at different speeds. This is a high-energy, visually exciting STEM experience that blends robotics, coding, and creativity.
What Kids Will Learn
⚙️ How 360° continuous rotation motors work
🔺 Engineering design using equilateral triangle motor placement
🌀 Principles of circular motion and rotational balance
💻 Introduction to programmable robotic controllers
🎛️ How speed and direction affect robotic movement
💡 How LEDs are integrated into robotic systems
🔌 Basics of circuits, wiring, and power distribution
🧠 Problem-solving through testing, tuning, and optimization
✨ Creative design through motion and lighting effects
Take Home 🎁 🚀 Starship Spinning Robot with Programmable Control & LED Effects
🌬️ Camp 9: Touch Sensors & Smart IR Gate!
September 12 & December 5, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this hands-on 3-hour robotics camp, kids will explore how robots “feel” and respond to the world using sensors and simple programming concepts.
First, students will build a Touch Sensor system with 3 buttons, where each button activates a different colored LED—Red, Green, and Yellow. Kids will learn how input signals control outputs in real-time, creating an interactive light system they can press and test.
In the second project, kids will build an IR Sensor-based Automatic Gate, where an infrared sensor detects motion or presence and triggers the gate to open automatically—just like real-world smart entry systems used in parking lots and buildings.
This camp is a fun mix of electronics, automation, and hands-on robotics building that helps kids understand how smart systems work in everyday life.
What Kids Will Learn
🔘 How touch sensors detect input from buttons
💡 How LEDs are controlled using sensor inputs
⚙️ Basics of input vs output in robotics systems
📡 How IR (infrared) sensors detect objects and movement
🚪 How automatic gates and real-world sensor systems work
🔌 Introduction to circuits, wiring, and signal flow
🧠 Logical thinking and cause-and-effect programming concepts
🛠️ Hands-on building, testing, and troubleshooting skills
Take Home 🎁 Kids will take home both fully built projects:
✅ 🔘 Touch Sensor LED Control System (3-Button Color System)
✅ 🚪 IR Sensor Automatic Gate System
🚀 Camp 10: RFID Smart Gate & RGB Color Magic!
September 19 & December 12, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting 3-hour hands-on robotics camp, kids will explore how real-world smart systems work using RFID technology and color-mixing LEDs.
First, students will build an RFID Scanner System that controls an automatic gate, just like modern security entry systems. When the correct RFID tag is detected, the system responds with a traffic-light style indicator using Red, Yellow, and Green LEDs, teaching kids how access control systems are used in real life.
In the second project, kids will discover the science of light by building a Multi-Color RGB LED system, learning how a single LED can produce many different colors by blending Red, Green, and Blue light in different intensities. This is a fun and visual way to understand both electronics and color theory through hands-on experimentation.
What Kids Will Learn
📡 How RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems work
🚪 Real-world applications of smart security gates and access control
🔴🟡🟢 How LED indicator systems communicate status signals
⚙️ Basics of sensors, controllers, and electronic input/output
💡 How RGB LEDs create multiple colors using light mixing
🎨 Fundamentals of Red, Green, Blue (RGB) color theory
🔌 Circuit building, wiring, and system integration
🧠 Logical thinking through cause-and-effect systems
🛠️ Hands-on robotics assembly and testing skills
Take Home 🎁 Kids will take home both fully built projects:
✅ 🚪 RFID Smart Gate System with LED Status Indicators
✅ 🌈 RGB Multi-Color LED Light System
🚀 Camp 11: Build a Cross-Street Traffic Light System!
September 26 & December 19, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this engaging hands-on 3-hour robotics camp, kids will step into the role of real engineers as they design, build, program, and test a 4-way intersection traffic light system.
Students will create a working cross-street traffic control system, learning how traffic flows are managed in all directions—just like real city intersections. They will program light sequences to control North-South and East-West traffic movement, ensuring smooth and safe operation of the entire crossing system.
This camp is a perfect introduction to real-world automation, timing systems, and logic-based programming through an exciting and interactive robotics project.
What Kids Will Learn
🚦 How real-world traffic light systems work
🧠 Logic sequencing and step-by-step programming
⚙️ Basics of timing control and system coordination
🔌 How LEDs are used in signaling systems
🔁 Understanding directional flow (4-way traffic control)
💻 Intro to programming structured sequences
🛠️ Hands-on building, wiring, and system testing
🔍 Problem-solving through debugging and optimization
💡 Systems thinking and real-world engineering concepts
Take Home 🎁 🚦 4-Way Cross-Street Traffic Light Control System
🚀 Camp 12: Super Fan Speed & Motion Challenge!
October 3 & December 26, Saturday 9AM-12PM
In this exciting hands-on 3-hour robotics camp, kids will learn to design and build a smart Super Fan system that brings together speed control and realistic motion.
First, students will create a fan system with a potentiometer-based manual speed controller, allowing them to adjust how fast the fan spins—just like a real dial-controlled appliance.
Then, they will enhance their design by adding a 180° servo motor to make the fan rotate left and right, simulating the natural oscillation of a real household fan. Using an Arduino board, kids will learn to write a simple program that controls the servo movement, combining coding with mechanical motion for a complete interactive system.
This camp is a perfect blend of electronics, programming, and real-world engineering design.
What Kids Will Learn
🎛️ How potentiometers control speed in electronic systems
💨 How DC motors are used to create spinning motion
🔁 How servo motors create precise 180° movement
💻 Basics of Arduino programming and coding logic
⚙️ How to control multiple components in one system
🔌 Introduction to circuits, wiring, and power flow
🧠 Understanding input (dial) vs output (motion) systems
🛠️ Hands-on building, testing, and debugging skills
💡 Real-world engineering concepts used in home appliances
Take Home 🎁 🌬️ Super Fan System with Speed Control & Oscillation (Arduino Powered)
🎯 Why Attend Our SPECIAL 3-hr Weekend Camps?
🧪 Explore STEM Through Hands-On Activities
Kids don’t just watch—they build, test, and create real working robots using motors, sensors, and interactive components.💡 Spark Curiosity & Creativity
Every project is designed to encourage “what if?” thinking, helping kids experiment, problem-solve, and bring their robots to life.⏱️ Short, Fun, and Focused Learning
A perfect 3-hour experience that keeps kids fully engaged—no long commitment, just high-energy, meaningful learning in one exciting session.