Build What's Next

A nonprofit run completely by students. We help the next generation rise and create through robotics, engineering and STEM.

25,000+Students impacted
5,500+YouTube subscribers
3,000+Discord members
15+Workshops & competitions

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Started on Discord.
Now in classrooms.

We are a group of high schoolers and middle schoolers with a passion for robotics and education. RoboSTEM began as a small group helping each other on Discord and grew into a YouTube channel with over 5,500 subscribers.

Families and students queue at the RoboSTEM check-in table beside our banner in the lobby of the India Community Center

A nationwide network, led by young creators.

Since the channel took off we have grown into workshops and coaching across California and Massachusetts, all run by students who competed themselves. Many students lack access to STEM education. We bridge that gap with free online resources, virtual mentorship, in-person workshops and competitions.

  • Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded March 2025
  • Every program designed and taught by students
  • Free online, low cost in person

Free for everyone,
everywhere.

The biggest student-run VEX IQ YouTube channel and the biggest VEX IQ Discord community. Step-by-step guides for beginners, and instant answers from some of the best mentors and competitors in the world.

Hands on,
in person.

Low-cost camps, workshops and a rookie tournament, co-hosted with community partners in California and Massachusetts. Students go from their first VEX IQ build to the competition floor.

  • 8-week and 4-day VEX IQ programs at India Community Center, Milpitas
  • 5-day beginner camp at Robotfun Academy, Massachusetts
  • VEX IQ rookie tournament, our first competition

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Software for the
VEX community.

We build the tools we wished we had as competitors: scouting, simulation and livestream jumping. All free.

  • OpenScout, desktop scouting and statistics
  • Vsimulator, a web-based VEX simulator with multiplayer
  • And much more to come...

See every solution

Rating and Explaining Every Lift Type In VEX Override RoboSTEM · 31K views mia_builds how do I gear down my arm? it keeps dropping the cube New video is live Why Catapults Are META in VEX IQ Level Up RoboSTEM · 20K views coach_dan robostem try a 1:5 ratio on the arm leo_vex it worked, thanks!

Everything
we run.

From a Discord server to summer camps and a simulator, everything RoboSTEM does is built and taught by students.

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Programs

  • 8-week summer VEX IQ program
  • 4-day VEX IQ introduction
  • 5-day beginner camp, Massachusetts
  • Two 8-week weekend workshops
  • VEX IQ rookie tournament
02

Solutions

  • OpenScout
  • Vsimulator
  • VEX Jumper and Jumper Mobile
  • And much more to come...
03

Community

  • RoboSTEM on YouTube, 5,500+ subscribers
  • The RoboSTEM Discord, 3,000+ members
  • Mentors and competitors answering daily
  • A hub for sharing robots
04

Volunteering

  • Be a referee at competitions
  • Help plan our events
  • Develop our apps that reach thousands of users
  • Outreach, admin and fundraising
  • Marketing and supply chain management

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Tools to succeed
in an evolving world.

We inspire and prepare students for the future with accessible resources in robotics, engineering and STEM. Competitions and workshops turn that into hands-on experience.

Sunlit clouds seen from above, with the RoboSTEM logo and fine construction lines drawn over them

Our vision

To empower students to become creators in robotics, engineering and STEM, breaking barriers. We aim to ensure all students can innovate and shape the world with confidence in their minds.

Let’s build what’s next together

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