The Robotic Challenges

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Inspire real-world problem solving with ready-to-teach guides that support you every step of the way.
Each resource helps young people ask bold questions, imagine creative solutions, and design with purpose, while building teacher confidence in Design & Technology, Computing, and Science. Fully linked to the National Curricula for England and Scotland.

Ask - Imagine - Create

Each challenge has 2 versions- one for ages 7-11 & 11-14 yrs

Ready Set Robotics are 2 introductory sessions that springboards into each of the EngEd Challenges.

Learners take on a real-world brief, designing delivery robots that meet user needs through structured engineering thinking.

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Schedule or cover page for an introductory robotics session titled 'Ready Set Robotics' with a purple and white circuit board design background.
Logo for the 'Shop-A-Bot' engineering challenge featuring a small robot with wheels and a digital face, with circuit board graphics and the text 'Engineering Challenge' and 'www.engineeringeducates.org'.

Learners explore types of motion and mechanisms as they design innovative animatronic prototypes for deep-sea exploration with this UNESCO endorsed challenge.

Using electronics and microcontrollers, learners create robots to navigate and investigate mysterious places.

Delighted to receive UNESCO Ocean Decade accreditation for Motion in the Ocean

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Delighted to receive UNESCO Ocean Decade accreditation for Motion in the Ocean 〰️

All challenges are supported by the the EngEd Toolkit and Teacher Support webinars.

Not sure which Challenge is for you? Start with the curriculum guides.

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The Engineering Educates Farmvention Challenge is still available for you. Developed in partnership with the National Farmers’ Union there are 3 activity pathways tailored to inspire 7-14 year olds to think as engineers in the context of British farming.

Design for an engineering challenge booklet cover featuring a robot tank illustration, with text 'The Secrets Within' and a circuit board design, from Engineering Educates Robotics Challenge.
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Children and adults working on a robotics project at a table in a classroom or workshop setting, with posters and equipment around them.
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Graphic timeline of an engineering education exhibition from September 2024 to July 2026, featuring four projects: 'Shop-A-Bot,' 'Motion in the Ocean,' 'Re-Engineering Rehab,' and 'The Secrets Within.' It also includes five engineering challenges scheduled between September 2024 and January 2026.
A graphic promoting an engineering challenge for re-engineering rehab, featuring a robot or mechanical arm, a computer monitor, and circuit board design elements.
Graphics for an engineering challenge titled 'Motion in the Ocean,' featuring a robot with a whale body and a mechanical tail, with circuit design elements in the background.

From empathy to engineering - learners use micro:bits to design rehabilitation robots, with no prior experience needed by staff or learners.