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Answer twelve questions about how you learn and get a tutoring stack built for you, then build and automate robots with a community of makers.

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Twelve questions, about five minutes, nothing leaves your browser. The learning quiz, curriculum, and accounts are for ages 13 and up.

RIM # EX-4417
Example record
Credit kept
on every remix
WHEN battery < 20%
THEN dock and log
Robots from every fieldAgricultureCityForestMicroAquaDroneOther
Our mission

Robotics needs more mechanics and engineers. Our mission is to help fill that gap by shaping each learning path around your life experience and the way your mind works, so you reach proficiency sooner.

Learn

Start with a quiz. End with a plan.

Twelve questions about how you learn, what you already know, and how much time you have. You get a tutoring stack: your modules in order, shortcuts past what you know, a first project, and the formats that suit you.

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  1. 1Answer twelve quick questions
  2. 2Get a tutoring stack built for you
  3. 3Start your first project the same day
  4. ✓Runs in your browser. No account, nothing saved.
Mechatronics path

7 Steps to Learning Mechatronix: Built Around You

Build better systems, faster. Answer a few quick questions, get a path shaped to how you like to learn, and start building something real this week.

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  1. 1Find Your Spark
  2. 2Pick Your Quest
  3. 3Fill Your Toolbelt
  4. 4Build Your First Buddy
  5. 5Give It Senses and a Brain
  6. 6Wire Up the Whole System
  7. 7Show It, Share It, Level Up
What you can do here

Four ways to get your hands dirty.

Build logs

Post a build step by step with photos, files, and a parts list. Remix someone's build and the credit stays with the original.

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Robot records

Each robot gets a record in the Robot Information Registry. Its ID is RIM # + serial from the manufacturer.

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Automation recipes

A recipe is a saved routine: a trigger, the steps, and the checks that stop it. Copy one, tune it, share it.

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Meetups

Find a build night or host one. Bring a robot, swap parts, fix something together.

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Community

Robots get built faster when people share the work.

Post what worked and what broke. The next builder will thank you for both.

  1. 1Credit travels with the build. Every remix links back to the original and its author.
  2. 2Share the failures. A logged repair teaches more than a clean demo.
  3. 3Safety goes first. Every build page carries the hazard notice.
Start a buildHow the community works

Find a build to remix

Search by part, field, or robot. Remixes link back to the original author.

Example dataAgriculture

Example orchard row scout

Example data. A small row scout with a drive wheel, an RGB camera module, and a fused battery pack. The steps are illustrations for the community preview.

 Example dataOther

Example bench gripper

Example data. A bench gripper with a servo, printed fingers, and a shared fastener. Use it to see a remix credit path.

 Example dataAqua

Example dock sensor float

Example data. A dock float that carries the same RGB camera module as the orchard scout, plus a waterproof box.

These cards are example data. Records are contributor-supplied and unverified.

Automation

Write a routine once. Hand it to the next team.

Every recipe has the same three parts, and the stop checks are written down before the steps run.

Dock when low

Example recipeAny robot
When

Battery drops below 20 percent

Then
  • Stop the current task
  • Drive to the dock
  • Write the event to the robot record
Stop checks
  • Path to the dock is clear
  • Bumper is not pressed
  • Emergency stop is armed

Morning row check

Example recipeAgriculture
When

Schedule reaches 6:00 local time

Then
  • Drive rows 1 to 12
  • Take a camera frame every 2 meters
  • Attach the frames to the build log
Stop checks
  • Wind is under the set limit
  • No person detected in the row
  • Emergency stop is armed

Dock float alert

Example recipeAqua
When

Water sensor reads above the set level

Then
  • Raise the float flag
  • Send a note to the owner
  • Log the reading with a time stamp
Stop checks
  • Sensor reading holds for 10 seconds
  • Battery is above 30 percent

Recipes on this page are illustrations for the preview. Records are contributor-supplied and unverified.

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