Activities for Kids

Classes and Workshops for Kids

Robots are engaging and captivate the young generation’s imagination. Robots also provide a valuable educational tool and a hands-on-fun way of learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) by watching and interacting with robots.

French speaking cantons

Robots are indeed for girls (for girls aged 11-13)

The goal of this class is to give young girls the chance and means to discover and develop their knowledge of IT and communication technologies while programming a robot and having fun.
This class if free of charge and takes place on Saturdays – you can choose between a morning or an afternoon session.

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Build and programme a robot (for boys aged 11-13)

In this activity, kids are given the opportunity and the means to go further in the world of computing, by programming a robot while having fun.

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First LEGO league competition (for girls and boys aged 10-16)

A technical and regional competition that promotes team spirit and creativity. Teams of 3 to 10 members are trained by an adult coach and and they take part in several events of the competition: the Robot Game, the Robot-Design evaluation, the Research Project evaluation and the Team Spirit evaluation.

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Other activities

Several other multidisciplinary workshops are organized by EPFL each year for different age groups.
Find out all about them here.

The ROTECO platform also offers a large number of activities. Get to know them here.

 

German speaking cantons

Cybathlon@School

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Robotics Summer Camp (for girls and boys from 11 years old)

Remotely programme a Thymio robot that has landed in the wrong place on a comet so that it can achieve all its goals.

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DanceBots (for girls and boys aged 10 – 18)

Design, build and style your own robot that will dance along to an MP3 player.

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Other activities