A robot adds hardware problems to software problems. Plan for batteries, connectors, motors, firmware, missing parts, and physical space as well as code.
Use approved age-suitable kits and the manufacturer's instructions. Have competent staff review electrical and mechanical risks. Do not let learners improvise power supplies or modify batteries.
For an introductory camp, exclude soldering, mains electricity, high-energy components, and other specialist work unless separately authorized and competently managed. Do not add loose button batteries or powerful small magnets casually to a children's activity.
Create safe test areas away from feet, bags, liquids, and other projects. Define when a robot may move and who can stop it. A device should not roam through a crowded room because the code “should work.”
Keep kits complete with an issue-and-return list. Number trays and parts where useful. Record faults so the next group does not inherit the same broken cable.
Teach a diagnostic sequence: check the approved power state, connection, selected device, and program version before rebuilding everything. Staff should follow the kit's safe procedures.
Your task: Run the project with one missing part and one failed connection, then prepare the safe backup lesson.