Robotics and IoT

Product Design

A hands-on product design programme for young engineers where students reverse-engineer everyday products and redesign smarter versions using prototyping, electronics, CAD, manufacturing, and pitching.

Age10 - 14

Duration6 months

FormatOne 3-Hour Session Per Week

Pathway StageLevel 02: Learning Path

Focus Areas

Reverse Engineering & Product Design

Rapid Prototyping & Engineering Drawings

Electronics, IoT & PCB Design

3D Design, CAD & Mechanisms

Manufacturing, Branding & Product Pitching

Learning Outcomes

Reverse-engineer an everyday

Reverse-engineer an everyday product by studying how it works, identifying improvements, and redesigning it with new features.

Prototype Building

Create soft prototypes using cardboard, foam core, clay, and other beginner-friendly modelling materials.

Prototype Building

Design basic electronic and IoT systems using sensors, microcontrollers, and development boards.

Create simple PCB

Create simple PCB layouts and understand how circuits are organised inside a physical product.

3D Design

Build 3D models using CAD tools and apply basic design, usability, and mechanism principles.

Manufacture, assemble, package,

Manufacture, assemble, package, and pitch a final product using prototyping tools, branding, pricing, and presentation skills.

Tools Used

Fusion 360

Arduino

Magicbit

EasyEDA

3D Printers

CNC Machines

Laser Cutters

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Liquid Etching

Google Workspace

Prerequisites

Students should have successfully completed the Foundation level or be able to independently perform basic operations on an Arduino board such as blinking and sensor control

Students who have not completed the Foundation level may request an entry test