Overview
2022/23 was the final year of the Robotics Challenge. During this academic year, participants learned how to build, program and control autonomous LEGO® robots and complete a series of short engineering challenges. Teams then had the option of entering local heats, whose winners competed at the UK final, hosted as part of The Big Bang Fair.
In October 2022, a stand-alone optional session, 'Introducing Robotics' was launched as part of the Robotics Challenge. To understand whether the lesson had an impact on students’ interest in taking part in robotics or coding activities, we piloted a pre and post evaluation.
Robotics Challenge: introducing robotics evaluation
Who this is for
- STEM outreach organisations
- Researchers
- Rmployers
Key findings
- A total 592 students from 25 schools completed paper-based evaluation surveys
- Overall, most students (86%) enjoyed taking part in the lesson
- After the lesson, students overall were 70% more likely to say they are interested in robotics or coding activities than they were before
