Robotics for kids: design, build, and program a robot
Your kid draws a robot on paper, builds it part by part, gives it a job, and tests it in a 3D arena. It all runs in the browser, and the finished robot gets its own page.
What your kid makes
Six robots, each with a job
Your kid picks a robot type first. Each one has a job to do in its own arena.
House robot
Tidies the room. It carries the toys to the box.
Pet robot
Plays fetch. It finds the ball and brings it back.
Bug robot
Crosses the rubble on six legs.
Humanoid
Kicks a goal. It walks to the ball and scores.
Arm robot
Sorts the balls by color into boxes.
Invent your own
Starts from any robot your kid can draw, built on the closest body.
How it works
Five rooms, from paper to premiere
- 1
Design
Your kid learns the robot's job, names it, and draws it on paper. A photo of the drawing shapes the robot.
- 2
Build
Your kid adds the parts one screen at a time and learns what each one does: legs or wheels, sensors, the battery, and the paint.
- 3
Program
Your kid gives the robot its job with big command tiles, a few lines long, and watches it run each line in the arena.
- 4
Test
Your kid watches the robot work and drives it, the way visitors see it.
- 5
Premiere
The robot gets its own page. Family and friends can watch it work and drive it, but they can't change it.
Plans
Two plans include Robotics Studio
Kubrio One with Robotics Studio is $49 a month per kid. Kubrio Unlimited is $99 a month per kid and has every studio, Robotics included. Both include Learn.
Parent questions
What ages is Robotics Studio for?
Kids 6 to 13. A younger kid follows each job one step at a time, and an older kid looks for the shortest program that gets the job done.
Is it a real robot?
No. The robot is 3D and runs in the browser on a laptop or a tablet. It starts on paper: your kid draws it before building it on screen. There's no kit to buy.
Does my kid need to know how to code?
No. Programs are big command tiles in the robot's own words, like Find the ball and Bring it home, a few lines long. Your kid learns how a program runs by watching the robot do each line.
What does beta mean?
Beta means the studio is new and still changing. Your kid can design, build, program, test, and premiere a robot today, and new parts and jobs keep arriving.
Who can see my kid's robot?
At its premiere, the finished 3D robot gets its own public page, like everything kids make in Kubrio. Visitors can watch it work and drive it, but they can't change it. The photo of your kid's paper drawing stays private: it never appears on the robot's page, on share cards, or to visitors.
How much does it cost?
Kubrio One with Robotics Studio is $49 a month per kid, and Kubrio Unlimited is $99 a month per kid for every studio. Each kid has their own plan.