Start exploring Robotics summer programs

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks)

Length:

2 weeks (Sun–Fri)

Cost:

$6,995

Location:

Boston, MA (Northeastern University)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027 · Regular Feb 28, 2027 · Late Mar 15, 2027

Teams research a real New England challenge such as flood monitoring, water quality sensing, cold-climate renewable energy or assistive robotics, and build a working prototype with 3D printing, laser cutting and Arduino.

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:

$9,500

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 Jun 14–Jul 9, 2027 (1 week options)

Length:

1 week (4 days on a holiday week)

Cost:

$2,400

Location:

Harvard Medical School, 210 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

Grades:

Enrolled in grades 9–12 at time of application

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Mar 10, 2027

A one-week day program introducing biomedical engineering through clinical medicine, biology, AI and robotics, where students try the roles of physician, scientist, engineer and product manager and use AI and hardware to build, test and pitch a healthcare solution; no coding experience needed.

Dates:

Jul 26 – Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks (weekdays)

Cost:

$5,800

Location:

Harvard Medical School, 210 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

Grades:

10–12 at time of application, with coding or robotics experience

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Mar 10, 2027

A two-week biomedical engineering program for students with coding or robotics experience who design an original medical technology on a robotics and AI platform, connect clinical, engineering and business thinking, and spend a day at Johnson & Johnson's Raynham site working with a surgical robot and meeting surgeons and medtech professionals.

Dates:

Choose a week: Jul 5–9; Jul 19–23; Aug 9–13, 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)

Cost:

$1,469

Location:

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Ages:

10–12 (must turn 10 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 4–6)

Format:

Commuter

A one-week iD Tech day camp at Adelphi University where campers build and wire a VEX V5 fighting robot in a team, add attachments and compete in a BattleBots-style tournament.

Dates:

Jun 28 – Jul 2, 2027

Length:

5 days

Cost:

$680–$1,535

Location:

Wilmington, NC (UNCW campus and coast)

Ages:

15–17 (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students design and build a sea glider, an autonomous underwater vehicle that moves by changing its buoyancy, use it to measure water temperature as it travels, and study how buoyancy and wings work together to propel it. Soldering skills required.

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

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:

Jun 7–17, 2027

Length:

11 days (2 weeks)

Cost:

$4,000

Location:

University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Grades:

Entering grades 9–12 (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

A two-week residential program at University of the Pacific in which high school students program humanoid, four-legged and arm robots and learn how sensors, motors and code let them move and perform tasks.

Dates:

4 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:

Completed 9th–12th grade; age 14+

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Summer Discovery courses at the UC Berkeley campus. A robot needs more than a clever program. Its parts, sensors, and code have to work together, and the result has to be useful to someone. In this course you will build and program robotic systems. Connect circuitry and sensors with physical movement, test mechanical designs, and explore soft-robotics fabrication.

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:

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:

Choose a week: Jul 12–16; Jul 26–30; Aug 2–6, 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)

Cost:

$1,469

Location:

Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Ages:

13–17 (must turn 13 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 7–11)

Format:

Commuter

A one-week iD Tech day camp at Adelphi University where campers build a VEX V5 fighting robot in a team, program it in C++ and wire in sensors so it reacts on its own in battle.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 30, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)–1 week (Sun–Fri, 5 nights)

Cost:

$1,519–$2,468

Location:

American University, Washington, DC

Ages:

10–12 (must turn 10 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 4–6)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Aug 6, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)–1 week (Sun–Fri, 5 nights)

Cost:

$1,519–$2,468

Location:

American University, Washington, DC

Ages:

13–17 (must turn 13 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 7–11)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 6–Jul 23, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)–1 week (Sun–Fri, 5 nights)

Cost:

$1,419–$2,198

Location:

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Ages:

10–12 (must turn 10 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 4–6)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 6–Jul 23, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)–1 week (Sun–Fri, 5 nights)

Cost:

$1,419–$2,198

Location:

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Ages:

13–17 (must turn 13 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 7–11)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Choose a week: Jun 28 – Jul 2; Jul 12–16; Jul 26–30, 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)

Cost:

$1,519

Location:

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Ages:

10–12 (must turn 10 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 4–6)

Format:

Commuter

A one-week iD Tech day camp at Bellevue College where campers build and wire a VEX V5 fighting robot in a team, add attachments and compete in a BattleBots-style tournament.

Dates:

Choose a week: Jul 5–9; Jul 19–23, 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)

Cost:

$1,519

Location:

Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Ages:

13–17 (must turn 13 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 7–11)

Format:

Commuter

A one-week iD Tech day camp at Bellevue College where campers build a VEX V5 fighting robot in a team, program it in C++ and wire in sensors so it reacts on its own in battle.

Dates:

Choose a week: Jun 14–18; Jun 21–25; Jun 28 – Jul 2; Jul 5–9; Jul 12–16; Jul 19–23; Jul 26–30, 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, day camp)

Cost:

$1,419

Location:

Benedictine University, Lisle, IL

Ages:

10–12 (must turn 10 by Dec 31, 2027) (completed grades 4–6)

Format:

Commuter

A one-week iD Tech day camp at Benedictine University where campers build and wire a VEX V5 fighting robot in a team, add attachments and compete in a BattleBots-style tournament.