Priya S.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
The final project with mentor sign-off pushed me to clean up my code properly. Went from never touching hardware to a working pick-and-place demo in about two months.
Robonine Labs · Live course with a mentor
Advanced robotics for teenagers 12+
Your child will assemble a real SO-ARM101 robotic arm and program it to work on its own. Three months of classes with a personal mentor — from the first idea to a project worth putting in a portfolio.
Book a free 30-min call before you buy
- A personal mentor for the whole course
- Online from home, two classes a week
- Real hardware, not a simulator or a construction set
- A working project for the portfolio
See it move
See what it looks like
A student operating the SO-ARM101: the leader arm sets the motion and the robot repeats it. The motion can be recorded and then replayed by the arm on its own.
What your child gets
What your child comes away with
Robotics is the fastest-growing engineering field — and the skills behind it are exactly the ones universities and employers screen for.
Skills
Python, ROS2 and the habit of thinking like an engineer — the tools real robotics runs on.
Something to show
A robot assembled by hand, movements they programmed themselves, and a finished final project.
A head start
The stack used in university robotics labs worldwide — a confident first step into engineering.
The program
The program: 24 live lessons over three months
Two classes a week, starting 14 September. The first eight lessons are below; the programme runs to 24 and is followed by a second three-month block on computer vision.
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01
Assembly and safety
Working rules for servo-driven hardware, then the build itself: servos, links, checking every motor turns.
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02
Anatomy and wiring
Servo bus, control board, cables. Connect the arm to a computer and give each servo its own ID.
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03
Geometry and calibration
Links, joints and degrees of freedom; encoders and feedback; what repeatability and accuracy actually mean.
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04
ROS2 foundations
Nodes, topics and services in ROS2 Jazzy — and your first node reading data off the encoders.
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05
Teleoperation
Drive all six joints from a keyboard or gamepad, inside the working envelope and without self-collisions.
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06
Pick and place
Grip types, motion planes, the emergency stop — then record a sequence and let the arm repeat it on its own.
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07
Trajectories and motion programming
Tool and base calibration, then PTP, LIN and CIRC moves planned through MoveIt2.
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08
Final project
Your own task, programmed end to end and defended to the mentor in the closing class.
The hardware
Everything is in the box
In the kit
- SO-ARM101 follower arm — 5-DOF with a parallel gripper
- Leader arm for teleoperation and recording demonstrations
- USB camera for the computer-vision and learning modules
- Power supplies, cables and desk clamps — everything wired in one box
You'll need
- A computer — Windows, macOS or Linux, no GPU required
- A free USB port and about 40×40 cm of desk
- 30–40 minutes per module, whenever it suits you
The kit ships unassembled — building it is module one. Delivery in 3–4 weeks.
The mentor
Self-paced course, human support
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A real person guiding you
Your mentor is a robotics engineer who follows your progress through the whole course.
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Stuck never lasts long
A servo that won't calibrate, code that won't run, math that won't click — ask, get unblocked, move on.
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Code review on module results
You don't just make it work — you learn why it works, and how an engineer would write it.
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Final project sign-off
Your mentor reviews and approves your final autonomous task.
Reviews
What learners say
4.8/5
Based on 23 reviews
Mark R.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course
I teach maths and wanted to see robotics done right. The mentored track gives you a real person reviewing your code, which changes everything for weaker students.
Ella T.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
My physics teacher recommended it. The camera module where the arm follows objects with OpenCV is my favourite — I demoed it at our science fair.
Chris J.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
I have automated factories for twenty years and still learned things — the LeRobot imitation learning setup is genuinely current. Kit quality is above what I expected.
Megan O.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course
Complete beginner and honestly nervous, but the first module has you assembling the arm with your hands, not staring at slides. By module five I was writing my own Python.
Noah B.
★★★★★4/5Mentored course + arm kit
Four stars only because the kit took a while to arrive. The course itself is excellent — module lengths are honest, 30–40 minutes each, and the mentor sign-off on the final project felt earned.
Rachel V.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
Bought it for my son and ended up doing half the modules with him. The instructions assume zero background, which was exactly right for us.
Aiden G.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course
Doing this alongside my CS degree. The teleoperation module where the leader arm drives the follower is the best lab I have done anywhere, uni included.
Sophie A.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
I write backend code all day, robotics was new. The dataset recording and imitation learning modules were the perfect bridge — real ML on real hardware, not a simulator.
Jack N.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
I am 14 and built the whole arm myself in module one. My mentor helped me debug my colour detection script and now it works every time.
Laura F.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
Total career switcher here. Python from zero, then OpenCV, then my arm picking things up — each module builds on the last without any jumps.
Ethan C.
★★★★★4/5Mentored course
Great structure, honest four stars — I would have liked a couple more mentor hours for the imitation learning part. The LeRobot pipeline itself is explained well.
Hannah D.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
My 12-year-old daughter did the assembly module with me, then took over completely. She shows everyone the live 3D view of her arm on the platform.
Tom S.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
Retired and wanted a proper hobby. The Robonine Lab platform is clear enough that I never felt lost, and the arm has been on my desk running Python scripts ever since.
Grace L.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
Finished my final project last week — the mentor signed it off after one round of fixes. Recording my own dataset and watching the arm learn from it was the highlight.
Ryan P.
★★★★★3/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
The content is good but delivery took almost three weeks and a couple of photos in the assembly instructions could be sharper. Once I got going, teleoperation with the leader arm worked exactly as shown.
Chloe M.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course
I took the mentored track to evaluate it for my school club. Eleven modules of 30–40 minutes each, well scaffolded — my mentor answered every question within a day.
Daniel H.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
As a mechanical engineer I appreciated that the kit ships complete — camera, both power supplies, clamps. Nothing to order separately, and the mentor code review was surprisingly rigorous.
Olivia R.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
I had never coded before and now my arm sorts blocks by colour with the camera. The 30–40 minute modules fit around school easily.
Michael B.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course
The imitation learning module with LeRobot blew my mind. You record datasets by teleoperating the follower arm with the leader, then the arm repeats the task on its own.
Sarah K.
★★★★★4/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
Solid course, the OpenCV module and the teleoperation part are great. I just wanted more depth in the kinematics section — it felt a bit brief for someone who codes for a living.
James T.
★★★★★5/5Mentored course + arm kit
Got the kit for my 13-year-old son and he has done eight of the eleven modules on his own. The mentor checked his Python code and left comments he could actually understand.
Emma W.
★★★★★5/5Interactive course + unassembled arm kit
Assembled the SO-ARM101 over one weekend — assembly is literally module one, so you start with a working arm instead of theory. The live 3D view in Robonine Lab made checking each joint really easy.
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Pricing
Pick how you want to learn
Buy the arm on its own, or add the interactive course and live group classes.
Just the kit
SO-ARM101 robotic arm kit
$349
- SO-ARM101 kit — both arms, camera, everything in the box
- Ships unassembled — assembly guide included
- Hardware only — no course or mentor included
Most popular
Unassembled arm kit + interactive course
$389
- SO-ARM101 kit — both arms, camera, everything in the box
- Ships unassembled — building it is module one
- Full 11-module course on Robonine Lab
- Self-guided — no live classes
Live group classes
Mentored course
$455
- 24 live lessons over three months, twice a week
- Starts 14 September, in groups of 5–10
- The robot is not included — work on your own SO-ARM101 or in the training simulator
- Python 3, ROS2 Jazzy and MoveIt2 — the stack industrial robotics actually runs on
- Mentor code review and final-project sign-off
Book a free 30-min call before you buy
Course access lasts 12 months — learn at your own pace. Kit specs and gallery: SO-ARM101 product page.
FAQ
Questions parents ask
What age is the course for?
From 12. The classes are built for school students and the mentor adapts the pace to the group.
Does my child need programming experience?
No. We start from zero and pick up Python along the way.
What computer is needed?
An ordinary laptop — the requirements are listed in the hardware section above. No GPU is required.
How much time does it take?
Two classes a week plus two to three hours of practice.
How do delivery and returns work?
The kit ships worldwide from our supplier in China; delivery takes 3–4 weeks. Shipping is calculated at checkout from your country and shown before you pay. Buyers in the EU and the UK also pay import VAT and a customs handling fee on delivery. An unopened kit can be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund. Course access is refundable until you open the first module.
How can I pay?
International bank cards — Visa, Mastercard and more. Payment happens on a secure payment page.
Free consultation
A free 30-minute consultation
We will walk you through the programme, answer your questions and help you judge whether the course suits your child.
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