Take on robotics challenges that build independence through planning, testing ideas, and refining solutions.
9 to 11 years oldRecommended age
Up to 2 hoursClass duration
In personMy Robot Barra da Tijuca
1 class per weekFrequency
Portuguese and EnglishClass languages
More challenging robotics
Skillbot takes the student to a higher level of analysis, organization and applied creativity. Projects require more observation, more strategy, and more understanding of how different decisions affect the end result.
Along the trail, children explore automation, electronic devices, sustainability, energy and conscious consumption in a practical and engaging format.
What develops
- Logical reasoning and critical thinking.
- Decision making based on analysis and testing.
- Creative autonomy in more complex projects.
- Organization, responsibility and persistence.
- More practical view of technology and the real world.
Worked pillars
Challenges with guidance
Problem analysis
The student learns to observe better, identify variables and construct more consistent responses.
Automation and devices
The projects bring children closer to situations linked to electronics, automated systems and real applications.
Sustainability and energy
The course connects technology to contemporary themes and helps students think more critically about the world.
Autonomy with method
Challenges encourage children to test hypotheses, review choices and mature their way of solving problems.
What are the classes like?
Problem, build, test and review
Skillbot classes present more elaborate challenges, but always with age-appropriate progression. The student knows the problem, builds the project, programs or adjusts the system's behavior and analyzes the result.
This process strengthens autonomy and helps the child support their solutions with more clarity, responsibility and initiative.
Applications
Projects and themes
Reference projects
A scale, alarm clock, remote-controlled car, sensor cart and treadmill help the student understand concrete applications of technology.
Applied technology
Automation, electronics, sensors and system behavior appear increasingly integrated into the challenges.
Present themes
Sustainability, conscious consumption and energy help connect projects to relevant everyday issues.
Preparation for upcoming trails
Skillbot strengthens the foundation needed for courses that require even more programming, engineering, and automation.
To delve deeper
Related reading
Skillbot appears at a stage in which the child can now analyze problems with more autonomy and support solutions with strategy.
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Next step
Does Skillbot suit your child?
During the Trial Class, we get to know the prospective student and observe age, interests, prior experience and learning style to recommend the most suitable track. It is an individual guidance step for the family, not a one-off class or promotion.