Hands-on robotics, coding and engineering for curious kids in San Ramon.
At Botnasium, students learn by building real projects, solving real problems and testing their own creations. No worksheets. No watching someone else do it. Every session ends with something a kid made — and can show you.
Assemble the robot, the mechanism, the structure.
Tell it what to do — then find out if it listens.
Run it on a real course against a real goal.
Break it, fix it, make it faster and smarter.
Show the family, the team and the Arena.
Follow one robot — the Mission Rover — from a pile of parts to the Arena. Every Botnasium project moves through the same four stages.
Every project begins with real parts. Students assemble the chassis, wheels, motors and sensors — and learn why things hold together (or don’t).
Then they program behaviour, read sensors and debug until the robot does exactly what they intended — not what they typed by accident.
Next, students redesign. New attachments, new strategies, ideas no instruction sheet asked for. Version 2 is always better than version 1.
Timed missions reward the robot that was tested, improved and tested again. Every run teaches something — and every finish gets celebrated.
Foundational robotics, building, sequencing and creative problem solving.
Robotics, coding, sensors, engineering challenges and Arena missions.
Advanced robotics, coding, electronics, engineering and invention.
Students level up by demonstrating skills and completing projects — never by just showing up. There’s always a next level, and parents can see exactly where their child is on the path.
Build and run your first robot.
Code a robot that reacts to its sensors.
Design and prototype an original mechanism.
Lead a team through an Arena series.
Take an original invention from idea to showcase.
Welcome to the Botnasium Arena.
Students build.Students code.Students test.Then they enter the Arena.
The Arena teaches what a worksheet can’t: iteration, teamwork, resilience and engineering under real constraints — a clock, a course and a robot that has to work.
Lab Zero is the founding Botnasium laboratory — where our curriculum, projects and Arena challenges are designed, tested and improved alongside our first families.
Built in San Ramon.
Designed to go much further.
The first 25 families to build Botnasium with us.
*Founding benefit terms will be defined before enrollment opens.
Founding enrollment opening soon. Each slot lights up as a family joins — no spots have been taken yet.
Our launch standards are being built around seven commitments. We’ll publish the full details in our Parent Policies before the first class.
Background screening for every instructor before they lead a session.
Two adults present in the lab during every session.
Age-appropriate tools, clear lab rules and supervised use of powered equipment.
Children released only to adults on your authorized pickup list.
Clear updates on what your child built, learned and is working toward.
Projects designed for each age band — challenging, never overwhelming.
Small groups so every student gets real hands-on time. Class sizes confirmed before launch.
Example projects from the Botnasium curriculum. Real student builds will appear here after our first sessions.
Sees the wall. Decides. Turns.
Open the door. Trip the beam. Hear it.
Light flashes. Who’s fastest?
First wheels. First drive. First win.
Design a part. Print it. Bolt it on.
No map. No remote. It finds the way.
Let them start building it.