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What the evidence says, what to do this week, and what a child can build instead. Written by the people who run the Studio Labs, without the hype.

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For parents, 2 November 2026, 3 min read
A YouTube maker built a home version of a medical lab machine
The maker It's Triggy built a home version of a lab machine used for medical tests. What it shows about robotics, and what Robocoders build.
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For parents, 24 October 2026, 3 min read
Free Tech Assessment: your questions answered
What happens at a Robocode Free Tech Assessment, how long it takes, what your child builds, and how the price of classes is made up.
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For parents, 14 October 2026, 9 min read
What makes a young person employable?
Our founder's 42 minute talk at Solihull College, with captions and a transcript, and what it means when you choose where your child learns to code.
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For parents, 13 October 2026, 1 min read
How we built the Course 5 drone
The last course on the Robotics pathway ends in the air. On Course 5, Robocoders build the drone’s controller, program its flight and watch it map the room as it flies.
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For schools and groups, 10 October 2026, 5 min read
Let them direct: using AI creatively and responsibly with young people
How to use AI creatively and safely with children: the D.I.R.E.C.T. rules, the age limit of each tool, our slides, and a free AI Story Studio workshop.
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For parents, 26 September 2026, 5 min read
Worried about screen time? Give them something to build
Worried about your child's screen time? What to do this week, and how in-person robotics and coding turn scrolling into something they built.
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For parents, 26 September 2026, 5 min read
Enrichment, screens and the social media ban
What the under-16 social media ban means, what the law says about phones and online safety, and how to fill the hours with something worth doing.
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