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Imagine. Build. Improve. Robotics, coding and AI for ages 6-17, taught in person at our Studio Lab in Shirley. Small groups, the same Mentor each week.

Ofsted registered, SEND inclusive. A Robocode centre. Book a Free Tech Assessment: robocode.uk/discover From the review of 50 students in our recent poll, 44 of them gave their lessons 10/10, and the 6 others gave more than 6/10.

02/11/2026

An expensive lab machine for medical tests did not stop one YouTube maker. It's Triggy built a home version instead, and filmed the build.

It moves liquid into 96 small wells at once. It uses 3D-printed parts, four motors and a set of gears, and the maker wrote the code. It was built for experiments, and it would need much more testing before anyone relied on it.

That mix of parts, motors and code is what robotics is. Robocoders aged 10 to 17 build a lift controlled over radio, and a robotic arm with a camera that recognises shapes. Families across the Midlands will find our Studio Lab in Solihull.

The full story, and how to book a Free Tech Assessment, is here: https://robocode.uk/blog/robotics-maker-builds-a-medical-lab-machine?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=weekly-news-20261102&utm_content=solihull

23/10/2026

X Factor Robotics, Robocode's robotics team, invites you to the Funathon at Robocode Solihull: games, challenges and prizes.

Saturday 31 October, 4 to 7pm.

Free entry, and your first game is free. Then £1 a game, activities £1 to £5. Snacks on sale, and food gets you games free.

Book a free place for each child:
robocode.uk/solihull/events/funathon

23/10/2026

Plenty of apps can write a story for your teenager. In AI Story Studio, your teenager writes the app.

A new group starts on Saturday 31 October at Robocode Solihull in Shirley. Over three months, Robocoders aged 12 to 17 build their own AI Story Studio in Python. They type in a topic, and the app they wrote produces the script, generates the images, records the narration and assembles the video.

Every Saturday, 4:45 to 6:45pm. £40 registration fee, then £140 a month for the first 3 months, then £150. Robocoders who complete the course receive a BCS Tech10 accredited certificate.

The group starts together and works through the course as one team, and places are limited by the size of the lab.

Book a place: https://robocode.uk/solihull/ai-story-studio?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ai-story-studio-oct26&utm_content=post-21oct&utm_term=page-followers

23/10/2026

13/10/2026

A free Esports Youth Club starts in Shirley on Monday 19 October.

It is for 13 to 17 year olds, on Monday evenings at Robocode. They team up and compete on gaming PCs, hang out and make friends. Trusted youth workers lead every session, and all staff are DBS checked.

They build confidence, communication and leadership, learn to spot online risks, and find routes into college, training, volunteering and work.

Mondays, 6pm to 8pm, at Robocode, The Exchange, 26 Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 2EL. Free, no booking needed. Just turn up. On the first visit we take a few registration details, including an emergency contact.

Questions? Send Michelle a message: [email protected]

Delivered by Robocode and Learning In Action, in partnership with Solihull Council.

11/10/2026

Our drone now flies on our own circuit board, holds itself steady in the air, and maps the room as it moves.

That last part is a branch of robotics called SLAM: simultaneous localisation and mapping. Robocoders build the controller themselves.

The drone is the final project on our older pathway, for ages 10 and up, here in Solihull. Every child starts with a 90-minute Free Tech Assessment, and you get a written recommendation on where they begin.

Book Free Tech Assessment: robocode.uk/fta/shirley

10/10/2026

Looking for a half term that gets them building?

This October half term, our holiday tech camps run Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October, 10am to 2pm, at Robocode Solihull in Shirley. Robocoders aged 6 to 17 build and program robots, code their own games and wire up electronics. Every day is hands on.

Book one day for £30, two for £50 or the 4-day week for £90. Free HAF places are open for eligible Solihull families, in Shirley and at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, with a hot meal included.

Book a Slot at camps.robocode.uk, link in the first comment.

06/10/2026

Parents ask what "hands-on" means, because every provider says it.

It means bevel gears and a grub screw, and a child working out for themselves why the shaft keeps slipping. Real parts with real tolerances. A mechanism that does not forgive a loose fit and does not care how good the explanation was.

Book a Free Tech Assessment.

29/09/2026

At the end of a day with us we hand the children a pen and ask what they thought. This is one of them, unedited.

"The hours were so long they got me so intrigued in building me things. LOVED learning about robots and tech, it was a lot more fun than anything else."

We could write copy about engagement. We would rather show you the handwriting.

Book a Free Tech Assessment.

Address

Robocode Learning Centre, The Exchange, 26 Haslucks Green Road, Shirley
Solihull
B902EL

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Website

https://wa.me/robocodesolihull, https://robocode.uk/discover

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