Robotics 10 to 17 · Course 3 of 5

Gyro Elevator

Rank earned: Systems Engineer

An elevator controlled wirelessly over radio, using two circuits: a sender and a receiver. The sender has an accelerometer that detects tilt. This is where Robocoders move from block coding to writing real C++ on the robot's own controller.

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Every Robocoder starts at Course 1: Shadow Runner, and their Mentor moves them on.

The 7 modules

What your child learns, in order, as they build the Gyro Elevator.

1
Understanding digital signals
How a controller sends and receives signals to control a circuit.
2
Reading sensor data
What a motion sensor measures, and how its readings change as it moves.
3
Displaying information
Sending data from the controller to a screen, and reading it there.
4
Wireless communication
How two controller boards share data over radio.
5
Combining systems
Sensors, motors and radio working together as one system.
6
Motion maze
A mini-project: tilt the sensor to steer through a maze on screen.
7
Automation and decision making
How a machine acts on its own, using sensors and rules.

Made by Robocoders

Real projects from our Studio Labs, as they were built.

A controller of lights, buttons and dials in its case
Shadow Runner, reacting to a torch on its own
A Line Racer on the track
A Raspberry Pi robot with its own screen and camera

Skills built

Accelerometers
Wireless and radio
C++ on the controller
Two-circuit design

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The certificate

Given at the end of the course, printed and by email.

Your Robocoder Robotics Course 3: Gyro Elevator Your centre manager 2 November 2026

The real certificate, printed and emailed: your child's name, the course, the date, and their centre manager's name.

The badge book

Every Robocoder aged 10 to 17 keeps an Academy Logbook. The Robocode stamp goes in it for each achievement, and a photo of each course’s project goes in its portfolio.

A Robocoder’s badge book is also a portfolio of the real projects they have built, to use later in life.

Competitor
Awarded by completing course 3 of either Robotics or Game Development. FTC Eligibility Unlocked
Master Engineer
Awarded by completing all Robotics courses

The page shown is the Achievements page of the Academy Logbook.

Next on the ladder

Course 4: Robotic Arm

Rank: Control Specialist

Robotics 10 to 17

From £106.25 a month + £40 joining fee

Ages 10 to 17
Weekly, in person, in small groups
7 modules
Kits available to buy
Rank: Systems Engineer

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