The company

One arm. One course. Built by people who teach.

CodingInABox makes the RA01, a 4-axis desktop robotic arm students build themselves and then program in the browser, and the 13-week course that comes with it.

Our story

It started with a simple idea

In February 2026, a team of engineers and educators kept running into the same problem: while the world accelerated toward automation, real hands-on robotics stayed locked behind cost and complexity.

Instead of a shelf of gadgets, we built one product and built it properly: a black laser-cut acrylic robotic arm with real servos, real firmware, and a browser studio that runs on the Chromebooks schools already own. The kit ships with a full course, because hardware without teaching is just a box of parts.

Today we bridge the gap between theory and code, one classroom at a time.

Every part of the RA01 kit laid out: laser-cut black acrylic plates, four servos, controller board, fasteners and tools
Everything in the box, before it becomes an arm.

Mission

Hands-on, accessible robotics for every student, with no student left watching from the back of the room while someone else holds the hardware.

Vision

To be the way a school says yes to robotics: one arm on every desk, one course every teacher can run, and a browser that does the rest.

Values

Hardware first, honesty about what the product does, and pricing a school budget can actually approve.

The team

Who builds this

Engineers

Hardware and software engineers who design, prototype, and refine the arm, from the laser-cut acrylic plates to the firmware it runs.

Educators

Curriculum designers and teachers who build the 13-week course: pacing, assessments, and lessons that make the engineering click for every learner.

Builders

A small team united by one goal: making a single arm kit and course good enough to carry a student from grade 5 to grade 12.

4

axes of motion

~160 mm

working reach

13

weeks of curriculum

10

hands-on labs

Where we are

The road so far

  1. February 2026

    Founded

    Started in a workshop in Kitchener, Ontario. The first RA01 prototype, laser-cut plates with four servos and one board, comes together on the bench.

  2. October 2026

    First pilots

    Five pilot schools come on board and the first 100 students build and program the arm in their own classrooms.

  3. 2027

    Wider rollout

    Class sets and the full 13-week curriculum reach more schools and more regions. Same arm, same course, more desks.

Want the arm in your classroom?

Talk to us about class sets, purchase orders, or just what the kit can do.

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