8 weeks Robotics Maker workshop
Where: The Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge, NJ When: Saturdays, February 21 – April 25 (No session on April-11 & April-18 — Spring Break) Session Times: Ages 9–11 | Grades 4–5 : 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM Ages 12–14 | Grades 6–8 : 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM email: [email protected]
Ready to be a Maker?
Maker Foundations (Grades 4–5): $325 + $50 Take home robot project (Micro:bit + completed robot) Maker Robotics Lab (Grades 6–8): $425 + $50 Take home robot project (RaspberryPi Pico + completed robot) How to sign up: To reserve your learner’s spot, please complete registration using the button below. A $75 registration fee confirms enrollment and is applied toward the total fee. After checkout, you will be directed to create your account and enter learner details to complete registration. Remaining fee balance: Maker Foundations: $300 Maker Robotics Lab: $400 Due by check at the first session Payable to Circuits2Robotics Eduventures LLC Registration fee is refundable up to one week before the workshop Questions? email : [email protected]
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Ages 9–11 | Grades 4–5 : Maker Foundations
Details:
Ages 9–11 | Grades 4–5| Class Size:10 participants Location: The Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge Schedule: 8 weeks | 1.5 hours per session Saturdays 12:15 PM to 2.15 PM Fee: $325 per participant + $50 materials fee - covers individual robotics supplies for take-home completed robot, includes a Micro:bit microcontroller, 2-wheel robot chassis, electronics, motors, batteries, and components - for learners to continue learning at home.
Workshop
A fun, creative, first step into robotics! Kids will learn how everyday smart devices interact with the world through sensors - building their own sensor based electronics and turning them into musical, glowing, interactive projects that they can proudly take home. Learners are also introduced to microcontrollers (Micro:Bit) and work step by step over the 8 weeks to build and program a smart two-wheel-drive robot they take home, bringing together sensors, circuits, mechanics, and code into a complete robot. Each week brings a new hands-on maker challenge that blends sensors, microcontroller, tinkering and fun!
What You’ll Learn & Build
Build a smart, microcontroller-based robot with Micro:bit and Learn how circuits, coding and mechanics work together to create robotics systems. Build Interactive sensor-based projects and see how real-world devices respond to their environment. Hands-on making: circuits, microcontroller coding and mechanics
Ages 12–14 | Grades 6–8: Maker Robotics Lab
Details:
Location: The Environmental Education Center, Basking Ridge,NJ Schedule: 8 weeks | 2 hours per session I Saturdays 2:30-4:30 Ages 12–14 | Grades: 6,7,8 | Class Size: 10 participants Fee: $425 per participant + $50 covers personal robotics supplies for take home completed robot—includes Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, Adafruit 2-wheel robot chassis, electronics, motors, batteries, and components—for learners to continue learning at home.
Workshop
This 8-weeks hands-on workshop introduces learners to electronics, sensors, microcontrollers, and robotics through structured build-and-test activities. Students design, wire, and program sensor-based robots using the advanced Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040) microcontroller boards and Python code. Students complete this level-1 workshop by demonstrating and taking home their build - a 2wheel drive autonomous robot.
What You’ll Learn & Build
Hands-on with advanced RaspberryPi Pico (RP2040) microcontroller. Build your own intelligent robot with RaspberryPi Pico and Adafruit electronics! Real engineering, code and Hardware beyond Lego-type kits. Learn Python fundamentals for controlling microcontrollers, sensors and actuators for intelligent robotic behavior. Debugging & troubleshooting —learn to test, analyze, and improve systems. Team-based challenges involving robot coordination and interaction.
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Instructor
Workshops will be conducted by Deepali Gaur. Deepali is a Basking Ridge resident, an engineer by training and founder of Circuits2Robotics Eduventures, an online platform teaching robotics and electronics to young makers (ages 10-18). She has led numerous in-person maker and robotics programs for middle and high school students in NJ, NY and Singapore and has also mentored competitive high school robotics team that went on to win prestigious RoboCup Junior USA. Her work focuses on making advanced engineering concepts- such as microcontrollers, sensors, and robotics accessible to young learners through hands-on, build-based learning; she has developed 170+ structured online learning resources in physical computing, robotics, and Python, used by students aged 11–18 in U.S. and UK. She will be assisted in the workshops by local high school students & former Circuits2Robotics students. email : [email protected]