Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Academy studies how teachers use robots in classrooms to teach Computer Science, Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (CS-STEM). Our mission is to use the educational affordances of robotics to excite students about science and technology. The Robotics Academy fulfills its mission by developing research-based solutions for teachers that are classroom-tested and foreground CS-STEM concepts.
Visit our Research area to learn more about our projects, partners, and funding.
Curriculum
Training & Professional Development
All training and professional development courses allow educators to earn a certification from the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy, which is also widely accepted as continuing education credits.
On-site
All training is conducted at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in Pittsburgh, PA.
LEGO EV3 (Classroom Scratch) | VEX V5 (VEXcode C++)
VEX IQ (VEXcode Blocks) | ARDUINO (C++)
Live Online
Learn from a Robotics Academy instructor from anywhere in the world through interactive sessions. (Live sessions are recorded)
LEGO EV3 (Classroom Scratch) | VEX V5 (VEXcode C++)
VEX IQ (VEXcode Blocks) | ARDUINO (C++)
Anytime Online
Learn from anywhere in the world, and at your own pace, with the support from a Robotics Academy instructor.
VEX Cortex (ROBOTC) | VEX IQ (ROBOTC)
Mechanical Foundations (VEX V5) | Electrical Foundations (Arduino)
Fabrication Foundations | LEGO EV3 (EV3-G)
At Your Location
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy Research
The Robotics Academy is a frontrunner in STEM Education Research. Below is a list of different research projects which have led to the development of all the STEM-based curricula and technologies:
- Player-Programmed-Partner Games
- RD-AIM-HIRE
- Computer Science STEM Network
- Building a Theory of Badges for Computer Science Education
- Changing Culture in Robotics Classrooms
- The Robot Algebra Project
- S.M.A.R.T
The Robotics Academy hosts robotics competitions, provides training, organizes conferences, and conducts research on how to use robotics to teach CS-STEM concepts in a classroom. Click here to view the partners that we have worked with.
Carnegie Mellon’s Robotic Academy staff and development team are housed in the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC), where robots for business, government, and industry are designed, prototyped, and tested just outside our office doors. The NREC is part of the Carnegie Mellon University - Robotics Institute, a world-renowned robotics organization.
