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Robotics Resources: A Curated Guide
A hand-picked, regularly reviewed collection of the best robotics resources on the web — from kid-friendly lessons and build-it-yourself tutorials to leading university labs, journals, organizations, and competitions. Every link below is vetted and current.
Learn the Basics — Kids & Beginners
Friendly introductions to what robots are and how they work.
Science Kids: Robotics Introduction
An introductory lesson on robotics written for children, covering AI, circuits, and how robots work.
Visit Resource →Science Kids: Robots for Kids
Games, facts, quizzes, and videos about robots for young learners.
Visit Resource →Science Trek: Robotics
Idaho Public Television’s STEM program with robot facts and resources for kids and teachers.
Visit Resource →ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
An IEEE-backed interactive guide profiling hundreds of real robots from around the world.
Visit Resource →Build It Yourself — Tutorials & Projects
Step-by-step guides to design and build your own robots.
RobotShop: How to Make a Robot
A 10-lesson tutorial series teaching the principles of building a custom robot from scratch.
Visit Resource →Instructables: Robots
A huge community library of step-by-step robot build projects for every skill level.
Visit Resource →Instructables: Robots Class
A free guided class covering the tools and techniques to start building robots.
Visit Resource →University Labs & Research
Leading academic robotics research centers.
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute
The world’s first academic department devoted to robotics, and a top research institution.
Visit Resource →MIT CSAIL
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory — a leader in robotics and AI research.
Visit Resource →Johns Hopkins LCSR
The Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, a leader in medical and autonomous robotics.
Visit Resource →Organizations, News & Journals
Authoritative bodies, news outlets, and peer-reviewed publications.
NASA Robotics Alliance Project
NASA’s program supporting robotics education and national student competitions.
Visit Resource →IEEE Robotics & Automation Society
The world’s leading professional society for robotics and automation research.
Visit Resource →IEEE Spectrum: Robotics
In-depth robotics news and analysis from IEEE’s flagship magazine.
Visit Resource →Live Science: Robotics
Accessible news and features on the latest developments in robotics.
Visit Resource →Int’l Journal of Robotics Research
The first scholarly journal of robotics research, published by SAGE.
Visit Resource →Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
A peer-reviewed, open-access Springer journal spanning robotics from concept to product.
Visit Resource →Robotics Competitions
Get involved — team-based robotics challenges for students.
FIRST
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — mentor-based STEM programs for all ages.
Visit Resource →FIRST Robotics Competition
The flagship FIRST program for grades 9–12 — build and compete with industrial-size robots.
Visit Resource →VEX Robotics Competition
Events, rules, and resources for the world’s largest robotics competition, grades 4–12.
Visit Resource →RobotEvents
The official platform for finding and registering for VEX Robotics competition events.
Visit Resource →Eurobot
An international amateur robotics contest for student and independent youth teams.
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