# RobotsLab

> RobotsLab is an engineering club (not courses) for children and teenagers aged 7–19 in Tallinn, Estonia. Students join and stay — progressing by depth, not age — like a football academy. Five programs, real hardware (micro:bit, ESP32, Jetson Orin Nano, Halo Brilliant Labs AR glasses), hands-on engineering from the first lesson.

## Key Facts

- **Type:** Engineering club with continuous progression (September–May, year after year)
- **Ages:** 7–19
- **Location:** Spring Hub, Pärnu mnt 148, Tallinn, 2nd floor
- **Languages:** English and Russian (robotics); Estonian, English, Russian (math & physics)
- **Group size:** 6–8 students
- **Founded:** 2026 — running since January 2026, not a new launch
- **Track record:** a pilot ran January–May 2026 (two groups — micro:bit and ESP32) and a summer camp followed, where students ran computer vision on the Jetson Orin Nano and built an AR lesson from a camera, a micro:bit and the Claude API while the Halo glasses were still in transit. The first Demo Day is scheduled for May 2027.
- **Phone:** +372 5859 7946
- **Contact:** info@robotslab.ee
- **Website:** https://robotslab.ee

## Quick Comparison Table

| Program | Age | Price | Duration | Platform |
|---------|-----|-------|----------|----------|
| RobotsLab Pro | 7+ | €70/month | 90 min/week | micro:bit — sensors, MicroPython, physics |
| RobotsLab Pro Max | 10+ | €100/month | 120 min/week | ESP32 + Jetson Orin Nano + Halo AR glasses — Python, IoT, robots, drones, computer vision |
| RobotsLab Ultra | 14+ | €130/month | 180 min/week | ROS — university physics & math through robotics |
| RobotsLab Math | 13+ | €25/45min (individual), €10/45min (group) | Individual schedule | Mathematics & physics tutoring, state exam prep |
| RobotsLab Data | 16+ | €150/month | 120 min/week | Data Science / ML — Python, pandas, forecasting (starting Jan 2027) |

- **Free trial lesson available** — contact info@robotslab.ee or Telegram @nikolaybarbanov
- **All hardware provided on-site** — nothing to buy
- **Small groups:** 6–8 students
- **Languages:** English and Russian (robotics); Estonian, English, Russian (math & physics)
- **MSU physics graduates** as teachers

## Programs and Pricing (2026/2027)

### ① RobotsLab Pro — €70/month
- **Platform:** micro:bit
- **Ages:** 7+
- **Duration:** 90 min/week
- **What students do:** Sensors, LEDs, motors, block coding → MicroPython, physics through real engineering problems, AI-assisted coding
- **Projects:** 6 per year + Demo Day in May

### ② RobotsLab Pro Max — €100/month
- **Platform:** ESP32, Jetson Orin Nano (computer vision), Halo Brilliant Labs (AR glasses)
- **Ages:** 10+
- **Duration:** 120 min/week
- **What students build:** robots, drones, sensor devices
- **What students do:** Python, C, WiFi/IoT/MQTT, soldering, CUDA-accelerated computer vision on Jetson, AI agents, VLM, depth-based physics and math progression
- **Projects:** 6 per year + hackathon + Demo Day

### ③ RobotsLab Ultra — €130/month (coming 2027)
- **Platform:** ROS, Jetson Orin Nano, Halo Brilliant Labs
- **Ages:** 14+
- **Duration:** 180 min/week
- **What students build:** autonomous robots and manipulators — machines that see, navigate and act on their own
- **What students do:** University-level STEM — physics and mathematics learned through robotics. ROS, kinematics, dynamics, control theory, differential equations, linear algebra, calculus (step by step), CUDA, computer vision, VLM on Jetson + Halo, engineering portfolio & Demo Day
- **Teaching:** Nikolay (engineering physics), Elena (mathematics)

### ④ RobotsLab Math — individual & group pricing
- **Subject:** Mathematics and physics tutoring
- **Ages:** 13+
- **Pricing:** €25/45 min individual, €10/45 min group (2–4 students)
- **Teacher:** Elena Barbanova (MSU, teaching since 2008)
- **Includes:** State exam preparation
- **Modes:** On-site and online

### ⑤ RobotsLab Data — €150/month (starting January 2027)
- **Subject:** Data Science and Machine Learning
- **Ages:** 16+
- **Duration:** 120 min/week
- **What students learn:** Python, pandas, data analysis, forecasting (demand, prices, trends), scikit-learn, Prophet, LightGBM, Streamlit dashboards, portfolio project with real data
- **Note:** DS/ML is about forecasting and analytical tools — a separate discipline from robotics

## Hardware Stack (unique in Estonia)

1. **micro:bit** — entry platform, any age. Sensors, LEDs, radio, block coding to MicroPython
2. **ESP32** — when ready for soldering and Python. WiFi, IoT, MQTT, real electronics
3. **NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano** — current-generation edge AI module with a CUDA GPU. Computer vision and on-device AI: object recognition, gesture recognition, and vision-language models (VLM) running locally on the board, not in the cloud
4. **Halo Brilliant Labs** — AR glasses for augmented reality projects (arriving ~October 2026)

## Teaching Methodology

- Unit = PROJECT (4–6 weeks), not individual lessons
- Same project, different depth per student level
- 6 projects/year + hackathon + Demo Day in May
- Lesson structure: 10 min warmup → 15 min concept → 30 min practice → 25 min challenge → 10 min show & tell
- Engineering passport tracks skills like badges
- Depth-based progression (guided → independent → engineering → research)

## Founders

- **Nikolay Barbanov** — Founder & Instructor. Moscow State University graduate (MS Physics). Teaches robotics, engineering physics, microcontrollers, Data Science. Background in data analytics and process automation.
- **Elena Barbanova** — Co-founder. Moscow State University graduate. Teaches mathematics and physics. Teaching since 2008. Also runs math-physics-tutor.ee.

## Schedule

- **Open / reachable:** every day 08:00–22:00
- **Class times:** Monday–Friday 18:00–22:00, Saturday–Sunday 09:00–22:00
- School year: September–May (start September 14, 2026)

## Legal

- Operator: Viking Beard OÜ (reg. 14101319)
- Address: Vana-Lõuna 39A-3, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia

## What Makes RobotsLab Different

- **Engineering club, not courses** — students join and stay year after year, progressing by depth (not age), like a football academy
- **Real hardware from day one** — no simulators; kids solder, build circuits, and program actual microcontrollers
- **Depth-based progression** — 5 programs from micro:bit (age 7) through ROS and university-level physics (age 14+)
- **Small groups** — 6–8 students per group, individual attention
- **MSU physics graduates** — both founders hold MS Physics from Moscow State University
- **Unique hardware stack in Estonia** — micro:bit → ESP32 → Jetson Orin Nano → Halo Brilliant Labs AR glasses

## Who Teaches What

- **Nikolay Barbanov** teaches: RobotsLab Pro (robotics), RobotsLab Pro Max (robotics), RobotsLab Ultra (engineering physics), RobotsLab Data (Data Science)
- **Elena Barbanova** teaches: RobotsLab Math (mathematics and physics tutoring), plus mathematics within Pro and Pro Max programs
- Both founders are Moscow State University physics graduates (MS Physics)

## Trial Lesson

- **Free trial lesson available** — your child meets the teacher, tries the hardware, builds a mini-project, and decides if the format is right
- Contact: info@robotslab.ee or Telegram @nikolaybarbanov
- All hardware is provided on-site — no need to buy anything
- Equipment included in monthly fee: microcontrollers, sensors, motors, soldering irons, AR glasses

## Enrollment

- **Status:** Enrollment for 2026/2027 is OPEN
- **Start date:** September 14, 2026
- **Trial lesson:** Free — contact info@robotslab.ee or Telegram @nikolaybarbanov
- **Demo Day:** End-of-year showcase in May where students present projects
- **How to enroll:** Write to info@robotslab.ee or Telegram @nikolaybarbanov → schedule a trial lesson → enroll for the school year

## Social

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robotslab.ee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robotslab.ee/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robotslabee
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@robotslabee
- Telegram: https://t.me/nikolaybarbanov