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Robots & Coding Academy

Build Skills. Build Confidence. Build Your Future.

Ages 7 to 99   •   Tue–Fri, 5:00–7:30PM
 

Robotics and coding experience unlike anything else in Michigan.​


A hands-on robotics program where children, teens, adults, and families learn to build and program robots, strengthen social confidence, work in teams, and prepare for real technology careers. Every student can earn badges and certifications that apply directly to résumés, internships, and community-based Business Apprenticeships.
 

Program focuses on:

  • Hands-on robotics & coding

  • Problem solving using the engineering process

  • Collaboration, teamwork, and communication

  • Social interaction & confidence building

  • Field challenges with real objects

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Learn robotics and coding in a calming Afrofuturism Art Gallery, with soft funk, soul, and jazz music setting the mood for creativity and focus.

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This is more than robotics.


It’s a place where culture, community, creativity, and technology meet.

Memberships

⭐ TIER 1 — ENTRY PASSES - 100% Risk Free

$15 — One-Day Explorer Pass

  • 1 visit (Tue–Fri, 5–7:30pm)

  • Beginner robot building & coding

  • Guided field challenge

  • Experience the Afrofuturism gallery

  • Relaxing funk, soul & jazz soundtrack

  • $15 credit toward any membership

$35 — Three-Day Discovery Pass

  • 3 visits in 14 days

  • Beginner + intermediate kits

  • Mini engineering notebook

  • Introduction to the engineering design cycle

  • $35 credit toward any membership

⭐ TIER 2 — SKILL BUILDING MEMBERSHIPS

$79/mo — Once-a-Week Builder Class

  • 1 structured weekly class

  • Robot building & coding fundamentals

  • Social confidence-building activities

  • Team problem solving using the engineering cycle

  • Badge & certificate progress tracking

$99/mo — Builder Plus (Weekly Class + 1 Drop-In)

Everything in $79, PLUS:

  • 1 extra drop-in session monthly

  • Priority class registration

  • Monthly Challenge Night

  • Accelerated badge earning

  • Résumé-ready progress recognition

⭐ TIER 3 — UNLIMITED PRACTICE +
CAREER FOUNDATIONS

$149/mo — Unlimited Drop-In Practice

Tue–Fri, 5–7:30PM
Includes:

  • Unlimited supervised building & coding

  • All robot kits available

  • Competition-style field challenges

  • Monthly mini-competitions

  • Bring-a-Friend pass (monthly)

  • FREE Entrepreneur Study Groups (Wed & Thu 7:30–8:30PM)

  • All sessions held inside a beautiful Afrofuturism art gallery

⭐ TIER 4 — ELITE COMPETITION TEAM

$219/mo — Robots & Coding Competition Team

Includes:

  • 2–3 practices per week

  • Dedicated competition coach

  • Advanced robot kits

  • Strategy, teamwork & presentation training

  • Unlimited Drop-In access (worth $149/mo)

  • Official team jersey + badge lanyard

  • All Challenge Nights included

  • Sibling drop-in included

  • FREE Entrepreneur Study Groups (Wed & Thu)

  • Afrofuturism gallery environment promotes creativity, calm focus, and identity-centered learning

 

Career Pathway Benefits

  • Level 4, 5 & 6 certification preparation

  • Level 5 qualifies for Business Apprentice positions in the local community

  • Certificates can be added to résumés & LinkedIn

  • Builds the foundation for software engineering, coding bootcamps, internships, and tech careers

  • Students learn collaboration & communication in a positive, culturally rich environment

⭐ OPTIONAL TAKE-HOME ROBOT KITS

  • $550 — Classroom Kit

  • $770 — Competition Kit
    (All robot kits remain at the institute unless purchased.)

  • $400 — Rolling Storage Totes For Robot Kit

CERTIFICATION PATH

🎖️ LEVEL 1 — Rookie Engineer (White Badge)

Foundation skills in building, coding, teamwork, and communication.

🎖️ LEVEL 2 — Technician (Yellow Badge)

Intermediate sensors, debugging, and engineering notebook basics.

🎖️ LEVEL 3 — Programmer (Green Badge)

Loops, logic, multi-step programs, timed field missions, team collaboration.

🎖️ LEVEL 4 — Engineer (Blue Badge)

Advanced challenges, multi-sensor builds, leadership in group tasks, design presentations.

🎖️ LEVEL 5 — Lead Engineer (Red Badge)

Unlocks eligibility for Business Apprentice Jobs
Skills include:

  • Advanced engineering notebooks

  • Team leadership

  • Independent robot design and coding

  • Field strategy creation

  • Community soft-skills mastery

🎖️ LEVEL 6 — Competition Champion (Black Badge)

For competition team members who demonstrate mastery in:

  • High-level coding

  • Strategy & teamwork

  • Professional communication

  • Sportsmanship

  • Full project ownership

Register then Buy

$15 — One-Day Explorer Pass​

$35 — Three-Day Discovery Pass​

$79/mo — Once-a-Week Builder Class

$99/mo — Builder Plus (Weekly Class + 1 Drop-In)

$149/mo — Unlimited Drop-In Practice

$219/mo — Robotics Competition Team

Our mission is to produce versatile engineers who advance humanity

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