3-hr Weekend Robotics Camps
In-person. For Kids 6+.
✨ Perfect for younger learners and equally great for older kids (6+) — especially those who are new to robotics and want to explore hands-on STEM learning before enrolling in our weekly robotics programs.
Just $99, 🎁 Kids take a robots home.
ALL 3-hr Weekend Camps are in-person held at our Kids Explore Robotics & STEM Center, 1742 E 116th St, Carmel IN 46032
Our hands-on Robotics & STEM workshops spark curiosity, creativity, and a love for learning. Through fun, interactive activities, children explore, build, and discover while developing valuable problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. The perfect introduction to the exciting world of robotics and STEM for young learners!
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 w/ Head and Propeller Movement & An Air-Propelled Vehicle
July 18th & September 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: Carnival Carousel Adventure
July 25th, Saturday 1PM-2PM
Create Your Own Spinning Amusement Park Ride!
Step into the world of engineering and imagination as children build a colorful Carousel Robot powered by a real motor.
Kids will learn how to make their carousel spin faster, slower, forward, and backward while exploring how engineers design rides that move safely and smoothly. Once complete, they can add their own toy animals or figurines for endless fun at home.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ Motor control and movement
✅ Sequencing and problem-solving
✅ Basic programming concepts
✅ Engineering design principles
✅ Creativity and storytelling
Take Home 🎁 A working Carousel Robot 🤖
🚧 Workshop 3: Open & Close Robotic Gate
July 25th, Saturday 2PM-3PM
How do gates open and close automatically? In this exciting workshop, children will build their own Robotic Gate and learn how engineers use motors to control movement.
Using a simple control dial, students will open and close their gate while exploring how servo motors work in garages, security gates, amusement parks, and many other real-world applications.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How servo motors work
✅ Mechanical movement and control
✅ Cause and effect
✅ Real-world engineering applications
✅ Problem-solving skills
Take Home 🎁 A working Robotic Gate 🤖
🌬️ Workshop 4: Build a Spinning Windmill
July 25th, Saturday 3PM-4PM
Kids will build a colorful Windmill Robot and discover how motors can create continuous spinning movement.
Using a control dial, students will change the speed of their windmill and observe how engineers use rotating systems in machines, wind turbines, and everyday technology.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to motion, energy, and simple mechanical systems.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ Continuous motor movement
✅ Speed control
✅ Motion and energy concepts
✅ Engineering design basics
✅ Observation and experimentation
Take Home 🎁 A working Windmill Robot 🤖
💨 Workshop 5: Super Fan Speed Challenge
July 25th, Saturday 4PM-5PM
Build a Real Working Fan! Get ready for a cool STEM adventure! Children will build their own working fan and learn how electricity powers motors.
Using a variable speed controller, students will experiment with different fan speeds and discover how voltage affects motor performance. This hands-on activity introduces young learners to electricity, energy, and engineering in a fun and memorable way.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How electricity powers motors
✅ Basic DC motor concepts
✅ Speed and voltage relationships
✅ Scientific observation and testing
✅ Engineering and design thinking
Take Home 🎁 A working Variable-Speed Fan 🤖
🌈 Workshop 6: Multi-Color Light Spinner
July 11th, Aug 1st, Saturday 11AM-12PM
Create Your Own Amazing Light Show! Get ready for a colorful adventure! Children will build a spinning light display using bright LEDs, a DC motor, and a battery. As the lights spin, they create beautiful circles and patterns that seem to dance in the air.
Kids can turn a simple dial to make the lights spin faster or slower and discover how different speeds create different effects.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How lights, motor and batteries work together
✅ How spinning creates cool light patterns
✅ Cause and effect through hands-on play
✅ Observation and discovery skills
✅ Creativity and imagination
Take Home 🎁 A Working Light Spinner 🤖
✨ Workshop 7: Super Light Show Spinner
July 11th, Aug 1st, Saturday 1PM-2PM
Bigger Spins, Brighter Lights, More Fun!
Watch colorful lights come to life! In this exciting workshop, children will build a fast-spinning light display that creates dazzling circles of color.
Kids will experiment with different speeds and discover how changing the speed changes the light patterns they see.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How motors make things move
✅ How lights and batteries work
✅ Speed and motion concepts
✅ Observation and exploration
✅ Confidence through building
Take Home 🎁 A Super Light Show Spinner 🤖
🚗 Workshop 8: Wind-Powered Speed Racer
July 11th, Aug 1st, Saturday 2PM-3PM
Can Air Make a Car Move? Absolutely!
Children will build a fun propeller-powered vehicle driven by a spinning DC motor. As the propeller pushes air backward, the vehicle moves forward using thrust power. Kids will also explore how changing the motor’s direction changes the propeller rotation, allowing the vehicle to move in reverse.
Kids will test their racers, watch them zoom across the floor, and discover how moving air can create motion.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How air and thrust can create movement
✅ How motors power moving machines
✅ Cause-and-effect relationships
✅ Testing, experimenting, and observation
✅ Problem-solving through hands-on play
✅ Basic principles of aerodynamics
Take Home 🎁 A Wind-Powered Racer 🤖
🌬️ Workshop 9: Propeller Airplane Adventure
July 11th, Aug 1st, Saturday 3PM-4PM
Build an Airplane That Comes to Life! ✈️
Children will build a fun airplane-shaped project powered by a spinning propeller driven by a DC motor. As the propeller pushes air backward, students will discover how thrust is created to move the airplane forward.
Kids will explore the science behind flight in a simple, fun, and engaging way while learning how moving air helps power real airplanes through the skies.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How propellers work
✅ How moving air creates motion
✅ Creativity and imagination
✅ Observation and discovery
✅ STEM through hands-on learning
Take Home 🎁 A Propeller Airplane 🤖
🚀 Workshop 10: Ultimate Wind Racer
July 11th, Aug 1st, Saturday 4PM-5PM
Kids will build a colorful Windmill Robot and discover how motors can create continuous spinning movement.
Using a control dial, students will change the speed of their windmill and observe how engineers use rotating systems in machines, wind turbines, and everyday technology.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to motion, energy, and simple mechanical systems.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How propellers create movement and thrust
✅ How changing propeller position affects motion
✅ Cause-and-effect through experimentation
✅ Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
✅ Curiosity, creativity, and exploration
✅ Testing ideas through hands-on learning
✅ Observation and engineering discovery
Take Home 🎁 An Ultimate Wind Racer 🤖
🚀 Workshop 11: Propeller Car with Variable Speed Control
July 18th, Aug 8th, Saturday 11AM-12PM
Kids will build a fun Propeller Car and discover how spinning propellers can create movement using wind power.
Using a control dial, students will adjust the speed of the propeller and observe how changing motor speed impacts how fast the vehicle moves. Kids will explore how engineers use speed control systems in vehicles, machines, and everyday technology.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to motion, force, energy transfer, and mechanical design.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ Propeller-powered movement
✅ Variable speed control
✅ Force and motion concepts
✅ Cause-and-effect observation
✅ Engineering and design basics
Take Home 🎁 A working Propeller Car 🚗 🤖
🚀 Workshop 12: Robotics Car with Dual Servo Control 🚗🎮
July 18th, Aug 8th, Saturday 1PM-2PM
Kids will build an exciting Robotics Car powered by two 360-degree servo motors and discover how engineers control movement, steering, and direction in real robotic vehicles.
Using two simple control dials, students will independently control each motor to drive the car forward, reverse, turn left, turn right, and even create perfect circles of different sizes. Kids will explore how varying motor speeds and directions affect movement and navigation.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to robotics control systems, vehicle movement, and engineering problem-solving.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ Dual motor control
✅ Variable speed movement
✅ Steering and directional control
✅ Forward, reverse, and turning mechanics
✅ Robotics engineering basics
✅ Observation and experimentation
Take Home 🎁 A working Dual-Control Robotics Car 🚗 🤖
🚀 Workshop 13: 3-Wheeler Robotics Vehicle with Steering Control 🚘
July 18th, Aug 8th, Saturday 2PM-3PM
Kids will build an advanced 3-Wheeler Robotics Vehicle and discover how real vehicles use separate systems for steering and movement control.
This unique vehicle uses a 360-degree servo motor to power the front wheel and a dedicated 180-degree motor for steering. Using dual controllers, students will independently control the vehicle’s speed and steering direction, allowing them to drive forward, reverse, turn left, turn right, and create circles of different sizes.
Students will explore how engineers design steering systems, control mechanisms, and vehicle movement in robotics and transportation technology.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to vehicle engineering, robotics navigation, and coordinated motor control.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ Steering and drive mechanisms
✅ Independent motor control
✅ Forward, reverse, and turning movement
✅ Speed and steering coordination
✅ Vehicle engineering concepts
✅ Robotics control systems
✅ Observation and experimentation
Take Home 🎁 A working 3-Wheeler Robotics Vehicle 🚘 🤖
🚀 Workshop 14: Coin-Eating Robot 🤖
July 18th, Aug 8th, Saturday 3PM-4PM
Kids will build a fun interactive Coin-Eating Robot powered by a 180-degree servo motor and discover how engineers use precise movement and control systems in robotics.
Using a simple controller, students will carefully raise the robot’s arm to feed a coin into the robot’s mouth. Along the way, they will experiment with speed, timing, and arm angle to successfully guide the coin without dropping it.
Kids will explore how small adjustments can greatly affect movement and accuracy while developing patience, coordination, and problem-solving skills through hands-on experimentation.
This workshop is a perfect introduction to servo motor control, precision movement, and interactive robotics.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How servo motors create controlled movement
✅ Precision and angle control
✅ Speed and timing experimentation
✅ Cause-and-effect relationships
✅ Observation and problem-solving skills
✅ Hands-on robotics engineering concepts
Take Home 🎁 A working Coin-Eating Robot 🤖
🚀 Workshop 15: Super Spinner Robot 🌀🤖
July 18th, Aug 8th, Saturday 4PM-5PM
Kids will build an exciting Super Spinner Robot powered by two DC motors and discover how engineers use motor speed and balance to control movement and spinning motion.
Using variable speed controls, students will adjust the speed of each wheel as they spin in opposite directions. By experimenting with different speed combinations, kids will observe how small changes affect the robot’s spinning speed, balance, and motion.
This hands-on workshop encourages creativity, experimentation, and engineering discovery while introducing students to motor control and rotational movement concepts.
What Kids Will Learn
✅ How DC motors create movement
✅ Variable speed control concepts
✅ Rotational and spinning motion
✅ Cause-and-effect through experimentation
✅ Observation and problem-solving skills
✅ Hands-on robotics engineering basics
Take Home 🎁 A working Super Spinner Robot 🌀 🤖
🎯 Why Attend Our SPECIAL Workshops?
🔧 Build-A-Robot Workshop
Kids build their own mini robot while learning about important parts such as motors, microcontrollers, sensors, and power systems. It’s a fun way for kids to see how robots come to life and understand how they work.
🛠 Tinker Time with Robots
Kids get hands-on with real robots and interactive STEM models. They can experiment with buttons and controllers to make robots move, spin, and perform different actions—encouraging creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving.
🥽 Virtual Reality Experience
Kids step into immersive virtual worlds where they can explore exciting environments, interact with objects, and experience new technology in a safe and engaging way. It’s a fun introduction to emerging technologies that are shaping the future.
🧪 Explore STEM Through Hands-On Activities
Kids explore science, technology, and math through interactive activities, puzzles, experiments, and creative building challenges that make learning fun and exciting for everyone.
🤖 Hands-On Robot Building
Build and assemble robots using real components while learning basic engineering and problem-solving skills.
🧠 Spark Curiosity & Creativity
Encourage imagination, critical thinking, and curiosity through hands-on exploration and design challenges.
⏱️ Short, Fun, Focused
Engaging workshops designed to fit your schedule—high-impact learning in a short amount of time while having an absolute BLAST!