Robotics 10 to 17 · Course 2 of 5

Line Racer

Rank earned: Sensor Technician

A robot with two infrared sensors that read reflected light and follow a line. This is the practical task of the BCS Level 1 Robotics Award, taught in M-Block, the same software used in the exam.

Leads to the BCS Level 1 Robotics Award (at centres that offer it)

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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 Line Racer.

1
Motor speed and PWM
How changing PWM values makes a motor faster, slower and smoother.
2
Sensor calibration
Why sensors have to be calibrated before they can be trusted.
3
Decision logic
How "if this, else that" lets a robot make its own choices.
4
Turning and balance
How changing each wheel’s speed makes a smooth turn.
5
System integration
Sensors and motors working together to follow a path.
6
Optimising performance
Tuning speed and thresholds until the racer runs clean and fast.
7
Autonomous navigation
How a robot follows its own rules to move on its own.

Made by Robocoders

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

A row of finished Line Racers
A Line Racer on the track
Shadow Runner, reacting to a torch on its own
A Raspberry Pi robot with its own screen and camera

Skills built

Line tracking
M-Block
Motor control
Sensor calibration

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The certificate

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

Your Robocoder Robotics Course 2: Line Racer 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.

BCS Level 1 Robotics
Awarded by passing the BCS Level 1 exam for Robotics
Master Engineer
Awarded by completing all Robotics courses

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

Next on the ladder

Course 3: Gyro Elevator

Rank: Systems Engineer

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: Sensor Technician

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