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CRS-001 - Robotics

Introduction to Robotics Programming with VEX IQ

A beginner-friendly robotics engineering course where students learn to build, code, and solve real-world challenges using the VEX IQ Robotics System platform and block-based programming with VEXcode IQ. Through hands-on projects, students develop computational thinking, engineering logic, and creative problem-solving skills while bringing real robots to life.

Introduction to Robotics Programming with VEX IQ
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Introduction to Robotics Programming with VEX IQ

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Build Your First Real Robot

XROBOT FOUNDATION is the starting point for future engineers, creators, and innovators.

In this course, students learn how to program real robots using the VEX IQ Robotics System and VEXcode IQ block-based programming platform. Designed for beginners, the course introduces students to robotics engineering through structured project-based learning experiences.

Rather than memorizing theory, students learn by building, testing, debugging, and improving real robotic systems.

Students will explore:

  • Robot movement and control

  • Sensors and autonomous behaviors

  • Logic and sequencing

  • Computational thinking

  • Engineering problem-solving

  • Behavior-based programming

  • Team collaboration and communication

Using a Scratch-style drag-and-drop coding environment, students quickly gain confidence while learning the core concepts behind modern robotics and software engineering.

Every lesson is built around real engineering challenges and interactive robot projects, helping students understand not only how robots work — but how engineers think.

Why XROBOT FOUNDATION?

Unlike traditional coding classes focused only on screens and tutorials, XROBOT FOUNDATION combines:

  • Real robotics hardware

  • Hands-on engineering

  • AI-era computational thinking

  • Structured growth pathways

  • Project-based learning

This course forms the entry point into the broader XROBOT ecosystem, preparing students for advanced pathways including:

  • XROBOT MASTER

  • AI MASTER

  • AVIATION MASTER

  • VEX World Championship Elite Camp

At XROBOT, students do not simply learn to code.

They learn to build the future.

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