AI Robotic Arm & Smart Factory
Program a desktop robotic arm with vision and sensors to build a miniature smart factory that sorts, picks and automates on its own.
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A complete skillset
The technical skills you gain will showcase your knowledge and abilities, helping you build confidence and explore new opportunities in the world of STEM.
- Cybersecurity
- 3D Printing & Modeling
- Robotics
- Custom Gaming PC Building
- Advanced Drone Programming
- Gen AI & LLMs
- & more
During the program, our team is ready to provide you with personalized support.
Five-day online training experience
Recorded sessions for every class
Equipment that you get to keep
100% accessible classes for everyone
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Hands-on career exploration STEM workshops.
Flexible, beginner-friendly classes with videos and notes.
- Ages 13 – 21
- Internet connection required
- Computer required
Prerequisites· Year 3 Program
Our most advanced track. Complete a Year 2 Program camp first, or come comfortable writing Python and wiring sensors to a microcontroller.
Each workshop is curated for accessibility and fun, encouraging young minds to become future innovators in high-demand career fields.
Taught by industry veterans &World-class instructors
Introduction
- Monday through Friday
- 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Modern factories run on robots that see, decide and move with precision. This week, students program a desktop robotic arm and build a miniature smart factory around it, complete with a camera, sensors and a conveyor line. They take it from a single movement to a fully automated system that sorts parts on its own: the same ideas behind real industrial automation, at a scale that fits on a desk.
Day 1Meet Your Robotic Arm
Joints, coordinates and the space an arm can reach. Students set up the arm, move it by hand and by code, and record their first sequence of positions.
Day 2Precision Motion & Pick-and-Place
Kinematics, waypoints and the gripper. Students program the arm to pick up blocks and place them exactly where they need to go, faster and more accurately with each pass.
Day 3Giving the Arm Eyes
Adding a camera and computer vision. Students teach the arm to find blocks by color and shape, and to work out where they are before reaching for them.
Day 4The Smart Factory Line
A conveyor, sensors and logic. Students build a miniature production line that detects each part as it arrives and routes it to the right place.
Day 5Full Automation & Demo Day
Everything running together with no one at the controls. Students optimize their factory for speed and accuracy, then present it on demo day.
What parents say
A week is a short time. These are the families who noticed it lasting past the Friday.
Renee A.Parent of Maya, 13“She came home on the Tuesday talking about prompts and context windows, and by Friday she had built a study helper for her own homework. I did not expect that in five days.”
Kevin O.Parent of Isaac, 14“He has always been the kid who takes things apart. This was the first time someone handed him a machine and told him that was the point.”
Marcus T.Parent of Dev, 15“The instructors treated them like junior colleagues rather than kids at a summer program. That is what made it stick.”
Dan W.Parent of Nora, 11“We have a printer at home now and it has not stopped running since. Everything on my desk is something she designed.”
Alicia R.Parent of Theo, 12“He flew it around the yard the evening he got back, then spent the weekend changing the code so it would fly a square.”
Sam H.Parent of Iris, 16“I was nervous about a hacking camp, honestly. Within a day I understood it was the opposite. She can now explain to me why our home network was wide open.”
Priya N.Parent of Anika, 15“She had already done the intro course elsewhere and was bored. This one actually pushed her: tolerances, multi-part assemblies, real CAD.”
Tasha B.Parent of Elliot, 13“Small enough that the instructor knew what my son was stuck on before he asked. You do not get that at the big camps.”
Get started in STEM this summer with Intellectual Point.
Seats are limited to what one instructor can actually teach. Tell us who’s coming and we’ll hold a place while you decide.
Questions parents ask
If yours isn’t here, write to stem@intellectualpoint.com. Replies take up to a day, usually less.
Who are the camps for?
Students aged 13 to 21. Intro Program camps, and the ones called “Introduction to”, assume no prior experience. Year 2 and Year 3 camps build on earlier ones, and each spells out its prerequisites on its own page.
Are the camps in person or online?
Online, and live. Each morning is taught over video by an instructor, with helpers in the call. The hardware is real and ships to your home before camp, so the work is hands-on even though the room is virtual.
What are the hours?
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday; a shorter week says so on its camp's page. Three hours of guided work a day. The rest of the day is theirs.
What does my child need at home?
A laptop with a reliable internet connection, a flat and well-lit table with room to spread a kit out, and a way to take notes. The camp’s own hardware and software are covered.
What if they miss a morning?
Every session is recorded and posted to the workshop portal, alongside written step-by-step guides for each day, so a missed morning can be caught up the same afternoon.
Do we keep the equipment?
Yes. The kit ships to your home and stays there afterwards. The 3D printing camps in particular end with a working printer on the desk.
Is it safe?
Hardware camps open with a safety briefing before anything is unboxed (hot parts, moving parts, batteries, the lot), and every build step is done together on the call. The security camps run entirely inside safe virtual labs set up for learning.
My child has a disability. Will this work for them?
The sessions are designed to be fully accessible for students with visual impairments, autism, and other disabilities. Tell us what would help when you enquire and we’ll plan for it before the first day.
How do I book a place?
Tell us who’s coming and which week through the enquiry form, and we’ll hold a place while you decide. Seats are limited to what one instructor can actually teach, so the popular weeks fill early.
How do I reach you?
Write to stem@intellectualpoint.com. Replies take up to a day, usually less.
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