Robots are cool. Everyone can agree on that, right? Maybe I just think so, because I’m a nerd, but I definitely think robots are awesome and several of the little kids I know agree with me. Unfortunately, while I learned a lot of programming and machining in school, I never took any classes on robotics. That’s okay, because now my kids and I get to learn how to build robots together. I’m confident we can do some pretty fun stuff.
Presently, the projects on this site are for absolute beginners. To be honest, they are not even REAL robots, since they don’t have computer chips, sensors, or decision making capabilities. However, as my kids get older and our robotics projects get more complicated, I’m sure we’ll get there sooner or later. Sign up for my newsletter if you would like to stay up-to-date.
Here are the robotics activities on this site in reverse chronological order. Be sure to check out the electrical engineering activities on this site as well, which are pretty similar.
If your child has a serious interest in the field of robotics, you might also be interested in some of the recommended products below. Click each picture for my full, detailed review:
Robot Turtles by Think Fun (~$20)
Click here for more Technology and Engineering activities for kids.
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Ozzy
This stuff is amazing
Michelle
Thanks! I’m glad you like it.
Jean Cheikh Ndiaye
Thanks a lot.
I’ll try to do them with my children ASAP.
Your work is AWESOME
Michelle
Awww, that’s so sweet. I hope your kids have fun! :)
Anna
any advice for mechanical kids toy items ?
best Toys UK
Michelle
I don’t really know! I prefer to let my kids sort of make their own fun (such as with our homemade inventors box). I’m usually a little disappointed with the toys/kits we buy, but if I think of something, I’ll let you know!
Daniel
Wow.,..what a good idea…i’m an inventor also but am gonna try this to add to my experience. Goodbye
Michelle
I hope you have fun!
Robby Wisecup
I’m totally using some of your ideas for my classroom. I’m the STEM teacher, and this is my first year teaching kindergarten, 1st, and second grades. Thanks for the ideas!
Michelle
That makes me so happy to hear! Let me know if you have any questions or run into any problems!
Siv
My brother did a variation on the wobblebot and brushbots with my 4 and 7 year old sons. They had a blast! Thanks!!! Love your site!
Michelle
Awww…I’m so glad. Thank you so much!
balaji thiru
dear madam,
Hello , this is balaji from india, ur doing great work, I have delvelop low cost robot kit for school level,
Michelle
Thank you! I’m glad you find my tutorials helpful.
Charlotte
It looks complicated I like it
Michelle
Let me know if you have any questions!
Norris
Nice website and awesome descriptions
Michelle
Thanks!
Amy
Thank you so much for all of your amazing materials and projects! I am newly homeschooling our first grader and your site has been my #1 place of inspiration! He starts a homeschool engineering class for 5-7 yo’s this week. Excited to see what they learn, and these might be a great addition to that work! Thanks so much!
Michelle
I’m so glad my resources have been helpful to you, Amy! I have a first grader I am homeschooling as well. :)
Zara
Michelle,
Thank you very much for this site and all the great ideas!!! Do you by chance have any ideas for elementary school age kids that would engage them in all phases of engineering, i.e. idea generation, design, buifilg, testing, etc and would require them to apply some knowledge of mathematics, electronics, robotics and arts? Or do you know if any good resources to get project ideas like this?
Thank you!
Zara
Michelle
Hi Zara! That is a great idea, but I’m not really sure! Here’s a link for a homemade inventor’s box I put together for my kids, but it’s very open-ended: https://researchparent.com/homemade-inventors-box/ I’ll keep an eye out for resources that might get kids started on projects like that and let you know if I find anything!
Zara
Thank you, Michelle! I love the inventor’s box and I love your website. Good luck and look forward to your newsletters!
Didkov
i am working on a project, can i use some info from your blog post for my project? i will credit you
Michelle
As long as you will not profit off your project, sure!
Muhammad Amin
Much obliged to you, Michelle! I love the creator’s case and I love your site. Good karma and anticipate your bulletins!
Michelle
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Mod Apk
Very amazing piece of content. I liked the way you write your articles
Michelle
Thank you!
Sam
Is there any inventions that don’t involve a motor but awesome inventions
Michelle
There are tons of awesome inventions that don’t have a motor. The wheel, indoor plumbing, post-it notes…However, most electronic inventions have a motor of some form or another. Computers use motors to run cooling fans. Cell phones have motors to make them vibrate. It would be possible to make a robotics project for kids that used like a wind-up fan attached to a rubberband, but I don’t currently have any projects like that on my site.
sarvetha
do you have any projects like this for middles schoolers
Michelle
Not currently. I’m sorry! My oldest is going into fifth grade and he enjoys doing projects like this and I think he learns something from them, but we haven’t done anything more advanced at this time.
Manish Verma
Thanks for sharing a valuable content, which is really helpful.
Michelle
You’re welcome!
Aarya
Its really amazing…learning new things via you… Thank you so much.
Michelle
Ahh, thank you so much!
TechyKids
Thankyou so much for sharing such amazing robot activities for kids. Perfect way to keep kids active as well as educate them about basic concepts of coding. When kids are involved in practical learning they develop their critical thinking as well as problem solving skills. TechyKids is a leading provider of tech based & coding programs in Canada. We aim to make coding for kids fun & interactive under the guidance of our highly experienced teachers.
Shreiya Aggarwal
What an amazing article, Michelle! I just love the whole idea of a robotics project for kids…Following the new trends the coding is also a very important skill for kids to learn at an early age, I am also a STEM blogger and I have written a detailed guide on coding for kids, You can check out if you are interested—https://kidpillar.com/coding-for-kids/
Ahad
This stuff is amazing. I really loved it
Michelle
I’m glad it is helpful to you!
Naveen
Wow.. these robotics projects are way more amazing and I am in love with them. Thank you very much for sharing them with us,
Michelle
No problem! I’m glad you enjoy them!
Jagdish Prajapat
THANKS FOR THE INSIGHTFUL ARTICLE!
Michelle
You’re welcome! :)
MOD APK
Wow.,..what a good idea…i’m an inventor also but am gonna try this to add to my experience. Goodbye Elsa
Michelle
I hope you enjoy these activities!
Violet S T. White
Your work is Awesome
Thanks a lot.
I’ll try to do them with my children ASAP.
I am professional Blogger . I love your article. I invited you to visit my blog.
Michelle
You are welcome and I wish you the best of luck!
Violet S T. White
Nice Article
fmwhatsapp
such a nice post. All the info. in the post very helpful to me
Michelle
I am glad it is helpful!
APKMod
Thank you for this help I’ll make it for my kids.
Michelle
I hope they enjoy the activities!
Ruby Gayle
Hey, Thanks for sharing these fantastic ideas. This blog will be helpful to me for my brother’s project work. I will share this amazing stuff with my family groups. Keep sharing your ideas!
Michelle
I am glad you find it helpful!
syed azhar
Awesome creativity
Michelle
Thanks! :)
sonaise
It was indeed very helpful and insightful. A good informative post that you have shared and thankful your work for sharing the information. I appreciate your efforts and all the best.
Michelle
I’m glad you found my articles helpful!
Jack Gates
Thanks for idea. I was looking for such type of projects for my kids. You are doing a great job ;)
Michelle
Thanks! I hope your kids enjoy these activities! :)
Chris Jordan
Your work is fantastic.
Thank you very much.
I’ll attempt to do these with my kids as soon as possible.
I’m a full-time blogger. Your essay is fantastic. I encouraged you to take a look at my blog.
Michelle
I hope your kids enjoy the activities! :)
COC MOD Apk
Thank you for sharing this. It was helpful. Keep sharing such things.
David Shelton
Thanks for idea. I was looking for such type of projects for my kids.
Michelle
I hope these tutorials are helpful!
Jen Gutz
Very nice!
My kids are currently enrolled in an International School in the Philippines ( http://www.georgia.edu.ph ) were Robotics is currently being offered. My kids loves everything about Robots. We’ll definitely try this at home. Thank you for sharing this article! Hope you can share more of this soon! More power to your blog!
Michelle
Thank you! I hope your kids enjoy these activities!
Mary
I showed these pics to my son and he liked it. Then we had fun making one of these bots. Thanks Pal for sharing this post.
Michelle
I am so glad he had fun! :)
God Mod Apk
I showed these pics to my son and he liked them. Thanks for sharing.
Michelle
If you decide to try making any of them and have questions, let me know!
Hidrafitness
I’m definitely going to use some of your suggestions in my classroom. This is my first year teaching kindergarten, first, and second grades, and I’m the STEM teacher. Thank you for the suggestions!
Michelle
I hope your students enjoy these activities! :)
George
This articel really helps me and very thankful to you for this sharing.
Michelle
I’m so glad it is helpful!
ModCombo
Thank you for this wonderful sharing
Michelle
You are so welcome!
JT Whatsapp 2022 APK
This is really helpful content. Thank you very much for so informative guide,
Michelle
I’m so glad it is helpful!
Iam Kumari
We love to make engineering products
Michelle
I’m so glad! I hope your kiddos enjoy these activities.
Jackie
I’m a program director at a summer camp and tried this out today (by myself) for a kit to use with summer campers. I can’t WAIT to do this with the children. The popsicle stick add on was a little heavy for our motor so we just used the clothes pin-definitely like the guess/test of where to place everything like the markers, motor, etc. Little tweaks give different outcomes.
Michelle
I’m so glad you found my tutorial helpful, Jackie! I hope your students enjoy the activity! :)
Lasy
I just love your work dear. I am inspire by this work done
Michelle
That is lovely to hear!
an1mod
Thanks for idea. I was looking for such type of projects for my kids. You are doing a great job ;)
Michelle
Thank you! :)
herryalex
thanks for sharing amazing knowledge
Michelle
Thank you! I hope my tutorials are helpful! :)
King Mody
Thanks for providing us with quality content, It’s really helpful for me.
Michelle
I’m so glad! 😊
Fmwa
We really appreciate the quality content you have provided for us, it has been extremely helpful.
Michelle
Aww, thank you so much! You’ve made my day! 🥰
Alex
I showed these pics to my son and he liked it. Then we had fun making one of these bots. Thanks Pal for sharing this post.
Michelle
I’m so glad he had fun making his own little bot! 😄
shubh
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Michelle
I am so glad it’s useful to you! 😊
Niva followers
Thanks for the wonderful information admin . useful post.
Michelle
I’m glad it is helpful! 😊