RobotoShop
A hands-on Arduino workshop for absolute beginners
Never touched a circuit before? Perfect — that's who this is for. In two days you'll wire, code, and play games you built yourself on a real Arduino, including your own Simon Says.
Free to join. Spots are capped to keep it hands-on — if more than 30 people sign up, a selection process will be run to fill the seats.
Made for beginners
Junior students & complete beginners — no experience needed. If you've never touched a circuit or written a line of code, this is exactly the workshop for you.
What you'll learn
How an Arduino board actually works — pins, power, and the code loop
Breadboards & wiring: LEDs, buttons, buzzers, and sensors
Reading and writing real Arduino (C++) code, not just copy-pasting
Debugging — what to check when a circuit or program doesn't work
Two days, here's the plan
Day 1 · Saturday, 26 September
Meet Arduino
- What Arduino is, and what it can actually do
- Your first circuit: wiring & blinking an LED
- Inputs & outputs — buttons, buzzers, sensors
- Mini-game break with mini prizes
- Start building the logic behind Simon Says
Day 2 · Sunday, 27 September
Build, Play & Show Off
- Finish and polish your Simon Says game
- Try a couple more mini Arduino games
- Mini-game break with mini prizes
- Capstone project — design your own mini game or gadget
- Show & tell — everyone demos what they built
Everyone gets Day 2's finale to design & show off their own capstone.
Fun & mini prizes, built right in
Mini-games woven through both days
Mini prizes for the mini-game winners
A capstone project at the end of Day 2 that's entirely yours to design
What to bring
Just yourself — no experience required
Bring your own laptop if you have one
No laptop? No problem — it's held in the old computer lab, which already has computers set up
Arduino kits provided for the workshop
Curiosity, and patience for debugging
Seats are limited, on purpose
We keep RobotoShop small so every beginner gets real hands-on help. Free to join. Spots are capped to keep it hands-on — if more than 30 people sign up, a selection process will be run to fill the seats.
Register NowQuestions? Reach out to the ISTS Events Team