Inclusive Robotics
Visually impaired learners from Likoni primary school for the visually impaired getting instructions during the inclusive robotics session.
Inclusive Robotics
Chipurobo and eKitabu are together growing inclusive robotics and AI coding clubs in Africa. In 2025, we trained 350 learners in robotics and coding skills through 15 school-based clubs, including Kapsabet School for the Deaf and Machakos School for the Blind. Our work in 2025 culminated in an in-person bootcamp at the July 2025 mEducation STEMtastic Adventures! Africa event.
In 2026, we’re doubling the program and hosting the first national robotics competition in Kenya.
To support this initiative visit this hack club fundraising link
Across three schools for the blind and visually impaired – Thika Primary, Thika Secondary and Likoni Primary – the 2026 pilot introduced 45 learners (17 girls, 28 boys) to inclusive robotics for the first time, alongside their teachers. Learners worked in small teams to identify parts through tactile exploration and assembling a robot with guided instruction, while teachers, most with no prior robotics experience, took an active role in the sessions rather than observing. At the end of each session, each school received a robotics kit so learners could keep practising the skills they had learned.
The pilot also tested the model for scaling the program, hosting benchmarking teachers from: Kitui Primary School for the Visually Impaired, St. Lucy High School for the Visually Impaired, and Kangundo District Education Board (DEB). Early results pointed to strong feasibility: learners showed high levels of curiosity, collaboration, and confidence, while teachers expressed great interest in embedding inclusive robotics into STEM teaching and learning – reinforcing that inclusive robotics is both practical and ready to expand to more schools for the blind.
To read more about the inclusive robotics pilot, visit the inclusive robotics pilot report
In 2026, we’re doubling the program and hosting the first national robotics competition in Kenya.
To support this initiative visit this hack club fundraising link
Across three schools for the blind and visually impaired – Thika Primary, Thika Secondary and Likoni Primary – the 2026 pilot introduced 45 learners (17 girls, 28 boys) to inclusive robotics for the first time, alongside their teachers. Learners worked in small teams to identify parts through tactile exploration and assembling a robot with guided instruction, while teachers, most with no prior robotics experience, took an active role in the sessions rather than observing. At the end of each session, each school received a robotics kit so learners could keep practising the skills they had learned.
The pilot also tested the model for scaling the program, hosting benchmarking teachers from: Kitui Primary School for the Visually Impaired, St. Lucy High School for the Visually Impaired, and Kangundo District Education Board (DEB). Early results pointed to strong feasibility: learners showed high levels of curiosity, collaboration, and confidence, while teachers expressed great interest in embedding inclusive robotics into STEM teaching and learning – reinforcing that inclusive robotics is both practical and ready to expand to more schools for the blind.
To read more about the inclusive robotics pilot, visit the inclusive robotics pilot report