Start exploring Robotics summer programs for 9th graders

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 3–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,985

Location:

Smith College, Northampton, MA

Grades:

Students entering grades 9–12 in fall 2027 (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Feb 1, 2027 · Tuition assistance Mar 1, 2027 · Final May 1, 2027

Residential science and engineering program at Smith College. Students take lab-based courses with Smith faculty in the life sciences, physical sciences, or engineering, in topics such as robotics, genetics, neuroscience, chemistry, and climate science. Each two-week session is one lab-based course.

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Davis, CA (UC Davis campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Uses probability and computer simulations of random walks to study molecular behavior in living cells, alongside building and programming LEGO Mindstorms robots. Typical field trips include the Exploratorium and Electronic Arts.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

La Jolla, CA (UC San Diego campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Robot design, sensing and programming, ending in a hardware and software design challenge; geared toward students with little prior robotics experience or access.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Santa Cruz, CA (UC Santa Cruz campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Machine learning applied to robotics and feedback control: models of robots, control algorithms and implementing and validating a robotic system in simulation.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (UCLA campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Mechatronics (electronics, microcontrollers, sensors and control) and rocket engineering, with team projects from LED blinkers to self-balancing robot cars, wind tunnel tests, motor thrust tests and building and launching rockets.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 11–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks (20 days)

Cost:

$9,250

Location:

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (completed grades 9-11), 15 years old or older by program start; minimum 3.0 GPA

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 17, 2027

Credit:

Yes (0.5 Penn credit units, about 1.5 semester credits)

Three-week residential college-credit course at the University of Pennsylvania where students build robots from scratch with microcontrollers, motors, and sensors, fabricate parts with laser cutters and 3D printers, and team up on WiFi-synchronized robotic instruments for a public robot orchestra performance.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 23, 2027 (6 days options)

Length:

6 days

Cost:

$2,100

Location:

University of Texas at Austin (Gates Dell Complex), Austin, TX

Grades:

Entering 10th–12th grade (fall 2027) (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

First-come until seats fill

Six-day residential robotics academy at UT Austin Computer Science where students carry out robotics projects in simulation using C++ and Linux, open to all skill levels.

Dates:

Jul 11–24, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,150

Location:

Lakeville, CT

Grades:

Rising 7th Graders and Older (completed grades 6–11)

Format:

Residential

Two-week residential program at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. Students spend the session in one course. Two-week robotics design-and-build course offered only in Session II.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 23, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,399–$7,499

Location:

Berkeley, CA (UC Berkeley campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Residential or Commuter

Academic program at UC Berkeley. Students spend the session in one all-day academy. All-day Academy on engineering and robotics.

Dates:

Jun 28–Jul 16, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$2,500–$4,597

Location:

Gann Academy / Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

Entering 8th grade through entering college (completed grades 7–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Three-week program in electronics, coding, and mechanical design where students build and program robotic vehicles and machines through creative challenges.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1-2 weeks

Cost:

Roughly $2,000-$3,500 per session (varies by track/location)

Location:

Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Caltech, Yale, Georgetown, MIT, Tufts + Online

Grades:

9-12 (also has 4th-8th tracks)

Format:

Residential/Commuter

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1-2 weeks

Cost:

Varies by format — see program site

Location:

Stony Brook, NY

Grades:

Rising Jr/Sr (ages 15-17) (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Residential/Commuter

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 16, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$2,998–$5,398

Location:

San Luis Obispo, CA (Cal Poly)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Two-week academic program at Cal Poly. Students spend the session in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.