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'MINDS-ON, HANDS-ON' AT ROBOTICS CLASS FOR TOTS

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May 17, 2025

Getting a head start in robotics can mean picking up science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) courses from as young as three.

'MINDS-ON, HANDS-ON' AT ROBOTICS CLASS FOR TOTS

Maker.SG, a home-grown maker space founded by four Singapore-based entrepreneurs in 2022, has a range of Stem programmes for the school holidays for tots aged three to five that includes making Lego robots and chibitronics.

Chibitronics is a system of peel-and-stick circuit components that allows children to try coding through electronic projects without complex soldering or wiring.

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