01 · Ownership
A project of their own
Students take a robot from a box of parts to working, and own every failure and fix along the way.
Cohort 03 · Now accepting applications
Let’s build a humanoid robot from scratch.
An 8-week program in Menlo Park. Four high-schoolers. One humanoid. From a box of parts to a robot that moves, and every subject it takes on the way.
This is what we will build together.
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Teams of four high-school students build a real humanoid robot in eight weeks, and learn mechanics, electronics, code, and AI.
Eight weeks.
Weeks 1–3
Build
Assemble a humanoid from 3D-printed parts and servo motors, one limb at a time.
Week 4
Wire
Power, an onboard computer, sensors. Every connection checked before the first power-on.
Weeks 5–6
Code
Calibrate every joint, then write the first program: move joint 3 by 10 degrees, and explain why it doesn’t land exactly there.
Week 7
Simulate
Rebuild the robot in the MuJoCo physics simulator. Run the same motion in both worlds and compare.
What they walk away with
The robot is the vehicle. These four things are the point.
02 · Curiosity
Interest that teaches itself
Nobody has to assign the reading on torque when the robot’s knee keeps buckling. They go look it up.
03 · Teamwork
Four people, one robot
Teams split the work, take turns, and debug together, like real engineering teams.
04 · Further research
A path into real research
Students who want more can continue into our 22-week research track and finish with a technical write-up.
Format
8 weeks · 3 hrs each
Team
4 students per robot
Mentors
1:4 one per team
Prereqs
0 robotics experience
Cohort 03 is open.
Let them build.
Grades 9–12 · No experience needed · Parents can apply on a student’s behalf.