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Robotics & Automation
Hands-on robotics, electronics, sensors, motors and automation. Students design, wire and program machines that respond to the world.
Overview
What Robotics & Automation Looks Like at DPE
Robotics brings every STEM subject together in one project. Students learn how machines sense their environment, make decisions and act, and they learn it by building robots themselves, from a simple line follower to multi-sensor autonomous builds.
Suitable for
- Primary 4 – JHS 2
- SHS
- STEM clubs
What's covered
What Participants Learn
Topics are adapted to each group's age and experience. Final content is agreed with each school.
- Basic electronics: circuits, voltage, current and components
- Reading sensors: ultrasonic, infrared, light and temperature
- Controlling DC motors, servos and motor drivers
- Programming microcontrollers (Arduino-compatible boards)
- Control logic, loops and decision-making
- Mechanical design, chassis building and troubleshooting
Formats
Ways to Bring It to Your School
In-school programme
Weekly guided sessions during the school's extracurricular period.
Robotics club
A student-led club supported by DPE instructors and equipment.
Holiday bootcamp
An intensive multi-day robotics build challenge.
Outcomes
What Students Walk Away With
- A working robot the student built and programmed
- Confidence handling real electronic components safely
- Structured problem-solving and debugging habits
FAQs
Robotics & Automation FAQs
Answers to what school leaders, parents and sponsors ask us most.
Do students need prior experience?
No. Sessions begin with the basics of circuits and components, then build up gradually to full robot projects.
Is robotics equipment provided?
DPE brings demonstration kits for supervised classroom practice. Students may also choose to purchase a personal DPE STEM Robotics Kit for home practice. This is optional and separate from programme fees.
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Let's build something great
Bring Robotics & Automation to Your School
Tell us about your students and timetable. We'll recommend a format and send a clear proposal.