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See Robocode in action

Our centres, featured on the BBC. Press play for an hour in a Studio Lab: children making real things, with a Mentor beside them.

Regional Championship Design Award winners and Winning Alliance Captain. National Championship Division Winning Alliance. The only UK team at the FTC Premier Event World Finals in Istanbul, reaching the semifinals against leading international teams. Achieved in the team’s third season, with a roster largely of new starters.

Nobody is selected in. Every one of those Robocoders started in an ordinary weekly session.

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From a first idea to a robot on the track

Imagine. It starts with an idea
Every project begins as a sketch: what it should do, how it should look and how it might work. A Mentor asks the questions that turn an idea into a plan.
Build. Robotics is 80% hands-on
Wiring, building, printing and coding with real parts, beside a Mentor who has done it before. This is the part that is not screen time, and it is most of the session.
Improve. Test it, change it, make it better
Trying it out, seeing what happens and changing one thing at a time is the habit we teach. It is how every project gets better, and it carries into everything they do.

What Robocoders make

Drones
Flown on a flight board of our own design
Robots
A car that follows the line by itself
Games
Worlds with their own levels and rules
3D printed parts
Drawn on screen, printed in the Studio Lab
Circuit boards
Designed on screen, improved version by version
Robotic arms
An arm that finds the cube and picks it up

“The free trial exceeded expectations. The tutors were skilled, welcoming, and made robotics and coding enjoyable from the start.”

Aga, on Google

Find your nearest centre

Robocode is in-person, never online. Pick a centre to see what is on, meet the Mentors, and book a Free Tech Assessment.

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How to start

Three steps to your child's first class.

Pick your nearest centre
Robocode is taught in person. Put in your postcode and see the centres closest to you.
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Book a Free Tech Assessment
Meet a Mentor, see a Studio Lab and let your child try a real project. It is free, with no card details.
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Choose the class time that suits you
Pick the day and time that work for your family, and enrol online when you are ready.
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What parents and kids say

Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Google

“It was really fun and I enjoyed it.”
A Robocoder, after camp
“I loved this one so much,5\5,ive learnt lots and lots from this club”
A Robocoder, after camp
“The staff were very welcoming helpful and friendly : )”
A Robocoder, after camp
“I love all the teachers there funny and kind and especially”
A Robocoder, after camp
“IT WAS AMAZING. incredible amazing”
A Robocoder, after camp
“Had our trial session and my son loved it he opened up during sessions and the teachers were great with him. He is excited about joining. Staff are very helpful.”
Jaspreet, on Google
“I cannot express how much robocode has helped her develop and grow, both in her learning and personal development- confidence and problem solving.”
Nigaht, on Google
“He’s been absolutely loving it since joining. It’s fantastic to see him so engaged while learning to code and build his own games.”
Muneer, on Google
“My son found it so interesting and happy to go on his booked sessions.”
A Robocode parent, after camp
“Both kids absolutely love it.”
A Robocode parent, after camp

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Robocode beyond the weekly class

We also teach in schools, run a weekday programme for home-educated children, and help people open a Robocode centre in their own town.

For schools

Robotics and coding in your school or ours, linked to the curriculum and taught by Mentors with enhanced DBS checks.

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For home educators

The Luminary Tech Path: a structured weekday programme of real projects, with BCS qualifications equivalent to a GCSE.

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For future centre owners

Bring Robocode to your town, with the model, the numbers and the support behind a growing UK network.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to what parents ask us most.

What happens at a Free Tech Assessment?
Your child builds and codes a first project with a Mentor, in a Studio Lab. The Mentor sees what they enjoy and how they think, and suggests the pathway and class that suit them. You leave with a plan: the subject, the class times, and the full price with the registration fee included. It is free, and there is no obligation to enrol.
Is this in person, or is it online too?
Every Robocode Studio Lab is fully in person, never online. Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on, and even our coding subjects run at real workstations with a Mentor in the room. We don't believe young learners progress on a screen alone. The easiest way to see a Studio Lab is a Free Tech Assessment .
It's not just more screen time, is it?
Robotics is roughly 80% hands-on: wiring, building, mechanics. Coding, AI and game development sit at workstations but a Mentor is alongside the Studio Lab the whole time. Your child leaves having made something, not consumed something. Come and watch at a Free Tech Assessment , or read our guide to screen time .
My child is autistic or has SEND. Will they be okay here?
Several of our SEND families say the single biggest difference is having the same Mentor every week, in small groups of 4 to 8, in a calm, camera-covered Studio Lab. Every Mentor is enhanced-DBS checked and SEND-trained. Many SEND families first find us through our holiday camps, or start with a Free Tech Assessment , which is a calm first visit with no commitment. Our SEND page explains the route in.
Are the qualifications really GCSE-equivalent?
Yes. The BCS Level 1 Robotics Award and BCS Level 2 Thinking as a Coder are both GCSE-equivalent on the Ofqual register. We also run the full AQA GCSE Computer Science at our JCQ-registered exam centre . A 10 year old has sat it with us, an 11 year old achieved a grade 7, and more than 30 Robocoders have now taken the exam. Ask the Mentor about the exam route at your Free Tech Assessment .
My child can't decide between robotics and game development.
Start with whichever they're holding when they walk into the Tech Assessment . The coding fundamentals carry across robotics, game development, AI and web. Switching pathways later is straightforward when the new class has a place free, so nothing is wasted.
What if we miss a session?
If your child misses a session, we may offer one make-up session if there's space. We can't promise one, and missed sessions are not refunded. You can also pause your place with one month's notice and pick it back up later.
What if we're going away or want to start in September?
Whether a class runs in August is decided class by class. For a September start you can sit the Tech Assessment now and we'll put your child's name on the waiting list, with priority for your chosen month.
Can I hold a place without paying?
Places aren't held without a subscription, because weekend places fill quickly. What we can do: a Tech Assessment puts your child's name on the waiting list, with priority for your chosen start month.

Still have questions?

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