Combat Robotics
Afterschool BattleBots
A hands-on program for youth ages 7–14 in the Hudson Valley.
A hands-on program for youth ages 7–14 in the Hudson Valley.
Build a robot. Send it into the arena. See what survives. Afterschool BattleBots is our weekly combat robotics program, where students design, build, and battle their own bots — then head back to the workbench to make them better. It's engineering with a scoreboard.
Behind the battles is real learning: mechanical design, drive systems, armor and weight tradeoffs, and the engineering habit that matters most — iterating when something breaks. Students learn to win graciously, lose usefully, and treat every match as data for the next rebuild. No experience needed.
Curriculum guides, session plans, and program materials for Afterschool BattleBots instructors and partner educators are available in the teacher portal.
Access Teacher Portal →Coach Dave Long on what students learn in FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge, the careers it points toward, and what the research says about college and scholarships.
Read: The benefits of robotics for kids →Open to youth ages 7–14 in the Hudson Valley. Scholarships available.