A Robot Academy Program
Teaching Kids to Code Since 2006
A Robot Academy Program • Teaching Kids to Code Since 2006•Ages 9-13The only program teaching kids to code the way professionals actually work in 2025
In six weeks, your child will build and publish multiple games—using AI as a creative partner, with complete parent visibility and kid-safe guardrails built in.
Student-Built Games
Real games created by kids ages 9-13 in just 6 weeks. Playable right now.
Galactic Triangle Invasion
Built by Henry & Smith, age 9
Blast through waves of triangle invaders and defeat five epic bosses to save the galaxy!
Play Now →Galactic Triangle Invasion
Built by Henry & Smith, age 9
Blast through waves of triangle invaders and defeat five epic bosses to save the galaxy!
Ice Grappler
Built by Charles, age 13
Master slippery ice platforms and use your special grapple power to reach the top in this endless climbing adventure!
Play Now →Ice Grappler
Built by Charles, age 13
Master slippery ice platforms and use your special grapple power to reach the top in this endless climbing adventure!
In just 6 weeks, your child will build games like these! No experience necessary.
How It Works
Learn AI-assisted coding the way professionals work in 2025. Build real games with LIVE instruction and a 1:6 student-teacher ratio. No drag-and-drop—actual professional tools.
Other schools teach coding best practices from the 2010s, focusing on memorization of complex syntax and concepts. We focus on practical creative-problem solving, showing kids how to leverage modern AI tools (kid-safe versions) the way modern developers do.
Your child can build real games - impressive ones - starting from day one. Not with drag-and-drop blocks. Not with templates. With the actual tools and methods professional developers use today.
With instructor supervision and age-appropriate projects, kids learn to guide AI tools to create impressive games while understanding the code they're building.
LIVE interactive online cohorts start October 23rd (Thursday evenings) or October 25th (Saturday mornings). One hour per week for six weeks. With only 20 students per cohort and a 1:6 student-to-teacher ratio, your child gets direct mentorship from expert instructors—including one-on-one time every session. This isn't watching videos or following tutorials. It's LIVE, interactive learning with immediate feedback.
Meet Your Lead Instructor
Michael Vawter started coding at age 9, building robots to solve everyday problems—like one that turned off his bedroom lights automatically. By middle school, he'd won back-to-back world championships in robotics, placing 1st among 10,000 teams from 39 countries.
That was just the beginning. Michael went on to publish peer-reviewed research in vision science and co-founded Robot Academy in 2006. Over 19 years, Robot Academy has taught coding to thousands of students through school partnerships across Ohio—not just coding theory, but real skills that work.
Today, Michael builds AI-powered financial applications for global clients. He uses these exact AI tools professionally, every day. When he saw the gap between how coding is taught and how developers actually work in 2025, he created this program to bridge it.
Michael personally teaches every cohort, along with a team of expert coding instructors trained by Robot Academy. Your child gets direct, one-on-one guidance from someone who's been the curious kid, became a world champion, and codes at the cutting edge today.
Michael Vawter started coding at age 9, building robots to solve everyday problems—like one that turned off his bedroom lights automatically. By middle school, he'd won back-to-back world championships in robotics, placing 1st among 10,000 teams from 39 countries.
That was just the beginning. Michael went on to publish peer-reviewed research in vision science and co-founded Robot Academy in 2006. Over 19 years, Robot Academy has taught coding to thousands of students through school partnerships across Ohio—not just coding theory, but real skills that work.
Today, Michael builds AI-powered financial applications for global clients. He uses these exact AI tools professionally, every day. When he saw the gap between how coding is taught and how developers actually work in 2025, he created this program to bridge it.
Michael personally teaches every cohort, along with a team of expert coding instructors trained by Robot Academy. Your child gets direct, one-on-one guidance from someone who's been the curious kid, became a world champion, and codes at the cutting edge today. Real industry practices, not outdated theory. Not from someone who learned to code decades ago, but from someone doing it right now.
But is AI safe for my child?
Real developers in 2025 are using AI as a coding & research partner. It's not cheating - it's the new literacy. By learning healthy habits with AI, your child can outperform developers twice their age.
But we understand the question: "How do you keep this safe?"
Let us show you exactly how we've built the ONLY kid-safe way to learn AI-assisted development.
Real developers in 2025 are using AI as a coding & research partner. It's not cheating - it's the new literacy. By learning healthy habits with AI, your child can outperform developers twice their age.
But we understand the question: "How do you keep this safe?"
Let us show you exactly how we've built the ONLY kid-safe way to learn AI-assisted development.
Your Parent Dashboard: Complete Visibility
Log in whenever you want and view a complete history of your child's AI interactions. Every prompt. Every response. Every project. Click delete to erase their history from our system anytime. We don't use this data except to provide support during class, and we delete everything after the cohort ends unless you choose otherwise.
Smart Filters That Guide, Not Block
Our proprietary system redirects students toward age-appropriate game development topics automatically. Game idea with excessive violence? It guides them toward exciting action-adventure instead. Off-topic question? The system brings them gently back to their project. All interactions are monitored to keep everything appropriate and on-task.
The Critical Difference
While competitors either ignore safety, ban AI entirely, or offer unrestricted AI chat, we've built something different. We're not giving kids an AI friend. We're teaching them to use AI as a creative tool, safely. We're teaching them to know when to use AI and when not to - how to become empowered creators who can use the latest technology in a sophisticated and healthy way.
Safety Isn't an Afterthought
It's the foundation everything else is built on. With complete parent oversight, instructor supervision, and robust protections that meet and exceed industry standards for children, your child will learn how to do what today's most cutting-edge developers are doing—while you maintain complete visibility and control.
The Calculator Moment
In the 1980s, forward-thinking families embraced calculators while others outlawed them in the classroom. Those parents weren't wrong to be concerned; they were trying to protect their kids from becoming overly reliant on tech. But the calculator-using students were empowered to spend their time mastering calculus and statistics instead of long division, and this gave them a leg up against their peers. Today it's obvious that engineers, data scientists, and innovators don't avoid calculators—they use them as tools to solve bigger problems.
Today, we're at the same crossroads with AI. The innovators of tomorrow are learning healthy habits with AI today.
Join Our Fall Cohort
Two cohorts launching this month. Limited to 20 students each.
Siblings collaborate free on one account, or get separate accounts at $247 each for individual games and instructor time.
Collaborate for free: Siblings or friends can work together on the same computer at no extra charge—they'll share one account and build games side-by-side.
Want separate accounts? Additional students on the same enrollment get discounted tuition at $347$247 per child. Perfect if each child wants their own computer, their own games, and individual instructor time.
Everything Included
6 weeks of LIVE instruction from Michael Vawter—two-time world robotics champion who codes professionally with AI today
1:6 student-to-teacher ratio—direct, one-on-one attention every session
Build & publish multiple games—platformers, shooters, custom concepts—showcased for friends and family
Master AI-assisted development—the way professionals work in 2025, with healthy habits built in
KidSafe AI platform access during cohort plus 3 free months after to keep building independently
Parent visibility dashboard—view every AI interaction, delete anytime, complete transparency
Peace-of-Mind guarantee: 100% refund within 2 weeks of registration, free transfers anytime before cohort starts
What's Included
6 weeks of LIVE instruction from Michael Vawter—two-time world robotics champion who codes professionally with AI today
1:6 student-to-teacher ratio means your child gets direct, one-on-one attention every session
KidSafe AI platform access during the cohort plus 3 free months after to keep building
Build multiple complete games—platformers, shooters, and custom concepts designed by your child
Parent visibility dashboard—view every AI interaction, delete anytime, complete transparency
Featured in student showcase—your child's games published for friends and family to play (optional)
Peace-of-Mind guarantee—100% refund within 2 weeks of registration, free transfers anytime before cohort starts
Cohort 1: Thursday Evenings
6 Thursdays, 4:30-5:30pm EST
Oct 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4
Cohort 2: Saturday Mornings
6 Saturdays, 10:00-11:00am EST
Oct 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, Dec 6
Flexible scheduling: Makeup sessions available, and students can attend either cohort time as needed (mix Thursday and Saturday sessions to fit your schedule).
By December, Your Child Will Have
- Published multiple playable games to our showcase
- Mastered AI-assisted development—the way professionals work in 2025
- Gained confidence to keep building independently
- Learned skills that will matter for the next decade
Questions? See FAQ or email info@robot-academy.com or call (614) 769-7626
This Isn't Just a Coding Class
It's where your child learns tomorrow's skills, today. Where they gain confidence that lasts a lifetime. Where they discover they can create anything they imagine.
Twenty spots per cohort. Founding member pricing for fall enrollment only. Cohorts start October 23 (Thursday evenings) and October 25 (Saturday mornings).
Don't let your child learn yesterday's coding when they could learn tomorrow's—safely, with expert guidance, starting this month.
Questions? See our FAQ or email us at info@robot-academy.com or call (614) 769-7626