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Robo Junior

Discover STEM through play — big bricks, big ideas.

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Price$0.00
60+
Curriculum builds
8
Week terms
2
Age tiers covered
Robo Junior — real students building
What kids learn

About Robo Junior

Robo Junior is our gentle first-step for early learners. Through play-based building, storytelling and cooperative activities, kids get their first taste of shapes, mechanisms and structured problem-solving — all with the biggest bricks in our kit so little hands stay in control.

By the end of a term, students can:

  • Recognise basic mechanical parts (wheels, axles, gears)
  • Follow step-by-step build instructions independently
  • Cooperate in pairs and small groups
  • Develop fine-motor coordination and spatial reasoning
8-week term

The curriculum journey

A concept-driven progression — every week unlocks a new STEM idea, with the exact builds refreshed each term.

Week 1

Structures & balance

Meet the kit, sort by colour + shape, build the first working model.

Example builds
Seesaw
Seesaw
Kit familiarityBasic sortingFirst working model
Week 2

Wheels & axles

Roll into motion. How wheels turn on a fixed axle.

Example builds
Power Car
Power Car
Drag Racing Car
Drag Racing Car
Axle assemblyCause & effect
Week 3

Rotation & torque

Spinning motion, torque intuition, and symmetry.

Example builds
Beyblade
Beyblade
Drill
Drill
Torque intuitionSymmetry
Week 4

Simple linkages

Animals teach linkages and sequencing.

Example builds
Crocodile
Crocodile
Dancing Birds
Dancing Birds
Storytelling with buildsSequencing
Week 5

Flight & symmetry

Wings, propellers and aerodynamic symmetry.

Example builds
Airplane
Airplane
Air Fighter
Air Fighter
Aerodynamics vocabSymmetry check
Week 6

Energy transfer

How wind becomes motion.

Example builds
Dutch Windmill
Dutch Windmill
Energy transfer basics
Week 7

Levers & grippers

Lift and release with a lever arm.

Example builds
Robotic Arm
Robotic Arm
Lever basicsTeam play
Week 8

System thinking

Team-build a large model and present to parents.

Example builds
Amusement Park
Amusement Park
Presentation confidenceTerm recap

Curriculum evolves each term — example builds shown; your child's exact models rotate to keep every term fresh.

Every build in Robo Junior

12 featured models

A cross-section of the 60+ full curriculum — with the exact mechanism each build teaches.

Air Fighter — Robo Junior build

Air Fighter

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Airplane — Robo Junior build

Airplane

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Amusement Park — Robo Junior build

Amusement Park

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Beyblade — Robo Junior build

Beyblade

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Crocodile — Robo Junior build

Crocodile

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Dancing Birds — Robo Junior build

Dancing Birds

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Drag Racing Car — Robo Junior build

Drag Racing Car

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Drill — Robo Junior build

Drill

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Dutch Windmill — Robo Junior build

Dutch Windmill

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Power Car — Robo Junior build

Power Car

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Robotic Arm — Robo Junior build

Robotic Arm

Playful discovery build for early makers.

Seesaw — Robo Junior build

Seesaw

Playful discovery build for early makers.

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