We teach young people to build real robots.
BotLab Academy is a London-based robotics education company. Small groups, expert instructors, hands-on sessions for ages 11–18.
11–18
Age range
Max 8
Club group size
DBS
Checked instructors
100%
Hands-on time
Too much coding education happens on a screen.
Apps, games, tutorials - they have their place. But the moment a student programmes a robot and watches it do exactly what they told it to do - or fail spectacularly because of a single line of code - something clicks that a tutorial never delivers.
We built BotLab because we saw that gap. Every session is built around a physical robot, a real challenge and a small group with direct instructor time. No passive content, no busy work.
What we believe
Hands-on, always
Every session involves a physical robot. Not a simulation, not a screen-based game - a real machine that moves, reacts, and occasionally does exactly the wrong thing. That is where the learning happens.
Small groups
We cap every session at eight to ten students. Every student gets direct time with an instructor. Nobody gets lost in the back row.
Safe to fail
Debugging a robot that does not work is more valuable than running one that does. We create an environment where trying something wrong and working out why is the point.
Real tools, real code
Students use the same development environments, sensors and actuators that appear in professional robotics. The step from our sessions to a university lab or engineering workplace is shorter than you think.
The people behind it
Founder
Lead Instructor & Director
Background in mechanical engineering and secondary education. Started BotLab after running robotics sessions at schools and seeing how quickly students engaged when the robot was real and the challenge was theirs.
Instructor
Robotics & Coding Instructor
Computer science graduate with experience running after-school STEM clubs. Specialists in making abstract concepts tangible - if you can see it move, you understand it.
Safe, insured and compliant
Full documentation available on request - we're happy to share any of the below with schools or parents before booking.
- DBS-checked instructors
- Full public liability insurance
- Risk assessments available on request
- Safeguarding policy in place
- GDPR-compliant data handling
- First aid trained staff
Based in North London
Our sessions run in North London. School enrichment days are delivered at your school - we travel to you with all the equipment. Exact venue details are confirmed at the time of booking.
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