- 🎮 Games for Learning Algorithms
- 🛠️ The TinkerCAD Suite
- 🤖 ChatGPT: Your Creative Assistant
- 🖥️ DeepSeek: The Technical Assistant
- 🐣 Beginner IDEs and Tools
- 🚀 Advanced IDEs and Tools
- 🔧 Electronics & DIY Robots
- 🌟 Conclusion
A document to discover, play, and learn robotics. With notes for parents to help guide this scientific journey.
- GoKart 🏎️: Play online – a game that trains anticipation and giving step-by-step instructions.
- LightBot Jr 💡: Play LightBot – learn logic through puzzles.
- Code.org 🌐: Visit Code.org – visual block puzzles for coding.
- Scratch Jr 🐱: ScratchJr – simplified coding for young children.
- Scratch 🐱: Scratch – create your own games and interactive stories.
- Minecraft Education ⛏️: Minecraft Education – programming and 3D construction.
- Algobox 🔢: Algobox download – discover algorithms with a simple language.
📌 Note for parents: these games develop logic, creativity, and algorithmic thinking. They train the brain to “command a robot” using precise instructions.
Because it helps children:
- Design in 3D
- Simulate electronics
- Understand Arduino basics
- Parents sign up on TinkerCAD as educators.
- Create a supervised child account.
- The child logs in and can share projects with parents.
- TinkerCAD Circuits ⚡: simulate Arduino boards, LEDs, and motors.
- TinkerCAD 3D Design 🏗️: model 3D objects for printing.
- Tinker Simulation 🎛️: test circuits without hardware.
📌 Note for parents: this suite is one of the best ways to open children’s minds to robotics and science. If parents are not technically skilled, it is highly recommended that children also have access to ChatGPT (for guidance) and YouTube tutorials such as TinkerCAD for Kids – Beginner Tutorials.
- Always use the ChatGPT web version inside a browser for kids. Avoid ChatGPT application. The ChatGPT web interface is more feature rich than the application.
- Teach Kids to speak to ChatGPT so that they do not lose time learning keyboard typing and get frustrated.
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With ChatGPT, you can ask:
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"Make me a ping-pong game in React that I can run inside a Canvas."
- mentioning react and running inside a Canvas, will start a canvas inside the chatgpt web interface where the kid can actually directly run the code and play the game he/she has created with ChatGPT.
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"Teach me to program in Python to make beautiful random fractal geometric."
- then you can copy the code in the python IDE and hit "run"!
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"I am building the sonar with my Arduino kit but I have a problem with the code, the distance does not appear on the LCD, can you help me ?"
- here ChatGpt will need a screenshot of the code or copy the code to the chat and a photo of your electronic physical setup
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- Create an account for your child: currently (as of Sept 2025), the best is first to create a supervised google account for your child, then use your child' s google account to create the ChatGPT account.
- Ensure you have 2 factor authentification on your child's account.
- Encourage children to ask technical or creative questions.
📌 Note for parents:
- ChatGPT is more than a chatbot: it’s a teacher for coding, science, and electronics. If parents do not have knowledge in electronics, robotics, or IT, it is imperative that children have access to ChatGPT (even the free version).
- Ensure that you regularly check your kid’s ChatGPT account for safety and security.
- Note that Without this support from ChatGPT, children and teens risk frustration and may abandon learning.
- ChatGPT can also be organized into separate projects so it remembers past challenges and helps children continue where they left off. This is important to keep the kids and teens an easy access to the project.
- In addition, remind the kids that ChatGPT accepts screenshots and even photos, so children should be taught how to take screenshots/photos and share them with ChatGPT. This is especially important for coding, debugging and for mechanical or electronic assemblies, where visual context makes problem-solving much easier.
- DeepSeek only speaks English (its French answers are very poor).
- It is a specialized tool that can help kids and teens with technical installation tasks (software setup, development environments, project configuration).
- Try it here: DeepSeek official site
📌 Note for parents: ChatGPT should always be the first choice for children. DeepSeek is mainly useful as backup support for debugging or when ChatGPT gets stuck.
- Thonny IDE 🐍 – simple Python IDE for beginners.
- Mu Editor ✨ – beginner-friendly Python editor.
- Arduino IDE ⚡ – for microcontroller programming.
- Raspberry Pi Imager 🍓 – to set up Raspberry Pi.
- Visual Studio Code 💻 – powerful editor for advanced users.
- Python 🐍 – download the latest Python version.
- Robot Toy Kit 🤖 – fun and safe introduction to robotics.
- Makeblock mBot Bluetooth Robot Kit 🔵 – first real programmable robot kit.
- Advanced Robotics Kit 🚀 – build and program more complex robots.
- Beginner Electronics Kit (6–11 years) 🔋 – a simple base kit for young kids to start exploring electronics.
- Beginner Arduino Kits 🔌 – ideal for kids (with supervision) and teens.
- Advanced Arduino Kits (Sunfounder, etc.) ⚡ – for more advanced learners who want to go deeper into electronics.
📌 Note for parents: start simple and move step by step. Hands-on electronics and robotics kits give children tangible experience to complement coding.
Dear kids: robotics means learning how to command the future.
Dear parents: you are the guides helping your children turn curiosity into lasting scientific skills.
You can send your comments and provide feedback to contact@eurobotics.org
Enjoy Learning!