Kilimani, Nairobi · 15 Years of Innovation

Building Tomorrow's
Innovators,
One Robot at a Time

Hands-on robotics training, coding instruction, and STEM education designed for secondary students in Nairobi — in a format that fits around school life.

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15
Years Active
30
Students per Cohort
2
Intl. School Partners
5
Core Programmes
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Students working on robotics projects
15 yrs
Inspiring students
in Nairobi
About the Academy

Where Nairobi's Students Learn to Build the Future

Nairobi Robotics Lab has been running STEM and robotics programmes in Kilimani, Nairobi for 15 years. We work with secondary school students, giving them access to hands-on technology education that goes beyond the classroom.

Our approach blends structured robotics engineering with coding fundamentals, delivered in an accessible after-school and Saturday format. Every cohort is intentionally kept small so that every student gets real guidance, real builds, and real confidence.

Based in Kilimani, Nairobi — serving students across the city
Focused on real projects, not just screen-based learning
Partnerships with two international schools in Nairobi
Designed to fit around a secondary school timetable
Programmes & Capabilities

What We Teach

Five focused programmes that take students from complete beginners to confident builders and coders.

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After-School Robotics

Hands-on sessions where students design, build, and program robots using real components. Runs on weekday afternoons to complement the school day.

Secondary students
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Coding Instruction

Structured coding courses covering introductory and intermediate programming. Students write, test, and debug real code from the very first session.

Beginner to intermediate
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STEM Education

A broader curriculum covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through project-based learning — bridging school subjects to real-world application.

Project-based
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Saturday Cohort Programmes

Structured weekend cohorts of 30 students, running term by term. A focused environment with peer learning, mentored builds, and project showcases.

30 students per cohort
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International School Partnerships

We work directly with international schools in Nairobi to integrate robotics and coding programmes into their extracurricular and STEM frameworks.

School tailored
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Saturday Cohorts

Structured Weekend
Learning That Delivers

Our Saturday programme is one of the most structured robotics learning experiences available to secondary students in Nairobi. Each cohort is capped at 30 students, runs on a fixed-term schedule, and culminates in a student showcase.

Because cohort sizes are intentionally small, places fill up quickly each term. We recommend registering early to secure a spot for your student.

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Every Saturday
Morning and afternoon sessions available
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Max 30 Students
Focused cohorts for deeper learning
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Term Showcase
Students present their projects at term end
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Kilimani, Nairobi
Central location, accessible from across the city
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How It Works

From Sign-Up to Showcase

A clear, supported journey — for both students and parents.

1

Enquire & Register

Contact us via the form, call, or email. We'll confirm availability, programme fit, and answer any questions you have.

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Join Your Cohort

Your student is placed in a cohort of up to 30 peers. Sessions begin at the scheduled start date — no previous experience required.

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Build & Learn

Week by week, students work on guided projects — robots, code, and engineering challenges — with our instructors alongside them.

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Showcase & Grow

At the end of each term, students present what they've built. Many go on to the next level programme or join school partnership tracks.

Students building robots
Coding session
Students collaborating
School Partnerships

Working with Schools Directly

Nairobi Robotics Lab has established partnerships with international schools in Nairobi, integrating our programmes into their extracurricular STEM activities.

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International School Partner

We run embedded robotics & coding sessions within the school's STEM programme. Tailored to the school's curriculum and student age groups.

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Your School Next?

We welcome enquiries from schools looking to add structured robotics and coding to their offering. Get in touch to discuss a partnership.

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Hands-On First

Every session centres on physical builds and working code. Students learn by doing — not by watching.

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African Urban Context

Our curriculum is grounded in the Nairobi context — relevant challenges, local problem-solving, African innovation.

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Structured Cohorts

30-student cohorts mean focused instruction, peer accountability, and a real learning community — not just a class.

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School-Friendly Format

After-school and Saturday formats are designed not to clash with academic commitments or extracurriculars.

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Community-Focused

We're building a generation of Nairobi innovators — students who know how to think, build, and solve problems. That takes a community, not just a classroom.

Why Nairobi Robotics Lab

Built for Nairobi Students. Built for the Future.

There are plenty of ways to learn to code. There are very few places in Nairobi where a secondary student can walk in on a Saturday morning and leave with a working robot they built themselves.

We've been doing this for 15 years because we believe the students who grow up building things — really building, with their hands and their minds — become the engineers, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers that Kenya needs.

Our partnerships with international schools, our capped cohort sizes, and our hands-on approach all exist for the same reason: to give every student who walks through our door a genuine, lasting STEM foundation.

Student Showcase

What Our Students Build

Every cohort ends with a showcase. Students present real working projects — robots, apps, circuits, and more.

Robot build project
Robotics

Autonomous Navigation Bot

Students design and program a robot to navigate a course autonomously using sensor data and basic AI logic.

Coding project on screen
Coding

Community Problem App

Students identify a local Nairobi challenge and build a working app or web tool as their term project.

Electronics and circuit board
Engineering

Smart Environment Monitor

An electronics and STEM project — students build a sensor array that monitors and reports on environmental data.

★★★★★

"My daughter came home after her first Saturday session completely fired up. She talked about nothing else all week. The programme is incredibly well-run and the instructors clearly love what they do."

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Nairobi Parent
Saturday Cohort
★★★★★

"I had zero coding experience when I joined. By the end of the term I had built a working robot and written my first real programme. It's the best thing I've done outside school."

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Secondary Student
After-School Robotics
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Nairobi Robotics Lab
Kilimani
Nairobi, Kenya
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