01AVAILABLE NOW
FOUNDATIONS / 101
Arduino Foundations
Learn physical computing from first principles: outputs, inputs, functions, sensors, state, mechanics, debugging, and a complete capstone.
- Lessons
- 12 + intro
- Hardware
- Arduino Uno
- Ages
- 10–13
LEARNING TRACKS / ROBOTICS
Robotics Track
Six cumulative levels move from first circuits to integrated autonomous systems. Each level assumes the skills established in the levels before it.
How to read this pathway
Level 1 is available now. Level 2 has an approved learning plan but is awaiting physical hardware validation. Levels 3–6 are transparent roadmaps: their goals and sequences may evolve, and families should not buy their hardware yet.
THE ROAD AHEAD
Levels 1–6
02IN DEVELOPMENT
LOGIC / INTERMEDIATE ARDUINO
Logic Lab
Make an Arduino run a complete system with explicit Boolean rules, reusable code, responsive timing, memory, and user interfaces.
- Lessons
- 12 planned
- Hardware
- Validation pending
- Entry
- After Level 1
03ROADMAP
ROBOTICS / MOTION
Robot Motion Lab
Turn code into measured motion, calibrate sensors, and build basic autonomous navigation on a provisional robot platform.
- Lessons
- 12 planned
- Hardware
- Provisional
- Entry
- After Level 2
04ROADMAP
ROBOTICS / CONTROL
Robot Control Lab
Replace guess-and-check motion with feedback, continuous correction, data-based tuning, and bounded recovery.
- Lessons
- 12 planned
- Hardware
- Reuses Level 3
- Entry
- After Level 3
05ROADMAP
PYTHON / COMPUTER VISION
Computer Vision Lab
Treat camera images as measurable data, build inspectable processing pipelines, and report uncertainty honestly.
- Lessons
- 12 + bridge
- Hardware
- Provisional
- Language
- Python
06ROADMAP
VISION / ROBOT INTEGRATION
Vision-Guided Robotics
Coordinate vision and robot control through explicit messages, timeouts, independent safety checks, and recoverable failure.
- Lessons
- 12 planned
- Hardware
- Reuses Levels 3–5
- Entry
- After Levels 4 + 5
HARDWARE ROADMAP
Hardware by level
Plan here; purchase from the level guide
This section shows what each level reuses and adds. The linked level page is the authority for requirements, and an exact shopping guide is published only after its hardware has passed validation.
Arduino foundations setup
Begin with an Arduino Student Kit or the documented equivalent: a genuine Arduino Uno, USB data cable, breadboard, multimeter, LEDs, resistors, buttons, potentiometers, servo, sensors, piezo, jumper wires, and mounting base.
A Windows, macOS, or Linux computer running Arduino IDE 2 is also required.
Open the current Level 1 hardware guide →Reuse the Uno; add a logic lab
Reuse the Level 1 Uno, USB cable, jumper wires, buttons, passive piezo, computer, Arduino IDE, and maker notebook. Add a larger breadboard; 74HC08, 74HC32, and 74HC04 logic ICs; a 74HC595 shift register; 3×4 keypad; eight LEDs; resistors; and 0.1 µF decoupling capacitors.
Current status: the exact parts have been purchased for validation. This is not yet a purchase recommendation. The planning estimate is $20–$45 incremental before tax and shipping.
Review the Level 2 hardware plan →Levels 3–6: hardware remains provisional and should not be purchased from the roadmap pages. Add each level here when its requirements become stable enough to give parents useful planning guidance.