What is Kids Robotic Foundation?

Kids Robotic Foundation is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that opens robotics, AI, research, and competition pathways for K-12 youth and adults across schools and communities.

Where is Kids Robotic Foundation located?

Kids Robotic Foundation is based in Houston, Texas at 4007 Bellaire Blvd Suite KK, Houston, Texas 77025.

What programs does Kids Robotic Foundation offer?

Programs include age pathways from elementary through college, FTC Johnson League support, Sea Masters underwater robotics, Robotics AI Festival experiences, research collaboration programs, drone education, and space-education programs such as SEEC and Space Education Collaboration.

How can schools or organizations collaborate with Kids Robotic Foundation?

Schools, colleges, leagues, and STEM organizations can join as collaborative education partners and sponsors. Start through the Partners page or Contact page on the Foundation website.

How can I donate to Kids Robotic Foundation?

Donations support competitions, research, festivals, underwater robotics, and funded STEM seats for Houston learners. Donate through the Foundation Zeffy form or PayPal.

How do I contact Kids Robotic Foundation?

Email kidsroboticfoundation@gmail.com or call 713-454-7004. The Contact page also lists Houston HQ details.

Robotics forreal-world challenges.

Kids Robotic Foundation fosters a greater understanding of robotics’ role in solving challenges that affect humanity. We open STEM and STEAM through seminars, exhibitions, competitions, research, and year-round programs to every part of the community.

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This season

Exposure: how many people will know about this work.

People who will know

Season exposure: how many people this work is meant to put in front of.

Exposure per program

Each program has exposure of at least 30,000 people who will know about that program.

Students served

Pathways, competitions, mentoring, and hands-on builds.

What we actually do

Serious STEM. Joyful delivery.

We host events, back teams, train educators, and raise funds that turn into kits, fields, camps, and classrooms. The vibe is curious, competitive, and welcoming.

Competition pathways

League meets, championships, and coaching that put school teams on a real FTC runway.

Research and festivals

Space education, underwater systems, drones, and museum days that invite more people in.

Funded access

Scholarships, collaborator seats, and school partnerships so cost is not the gate to STEM.

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Programs

Age pathways from elementary through college

Learners grow through Elementary, Middle School, High School, and College pathways. Full course details will expand as program content is refreshed.

Elementary school

Elementary

Curiosity-first builds, early coding habits, and play-based robotics that make STEM feel welcoming from the start.

Middle school

Middle School

Stronger builds, teamwork, sensors, and competition-ready thinking as learners grow into real project cycles.

High school

High School

Advanced robotics, research programs, mentoring, and competition pathways that prepare students for college and industry.

College

Higher-ed collaboration, research continuity, mentoring younger teams, and workforce-facing STEM experiences.

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Season calendar

Five programs. One loud flagship.

All events

UpcomingSep 2026 – Jan 2027

FTC Johnson League

FIRST Tech Challenge Johnson League 2026–27: about 400 students open the season at NRG Center with Robot in 6 Hours, then three meets and the League Championship on January 30, 2027.

NRG Center · Houston league venues · St. Thomas Episcopal School

Event details Sponsor the league

UpcomingNov 2026 · ASGSR, with RAIR work 2024–26

Student Research · ASGSR

2026–27 student research toward ASGSR: whether Brain-Computer Interface measurements can help identify patterns associated with attention, stress, anxiety, or mood during simulated astronaut-related activities, plus the Foundation’s RAIR chapters already on record.

ASGSR conference · Houston research partners and STE Upper School

Event details Partner on research

UpcomingApr 2027 · festival since 2013

HMNS Robotics & A.I. Festival

The 2027 HMNS festival asks K–12 teams to investigate challenges where biology, robotics, A.I., engineering, medicine, and environment meet, continuing a Houston festival that has run since 2013.

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Event details Sponsor the festival

UpcomingMay 2027 · MATE ROV 2026 team on record

Sea Masters · MATE ROV

2027 MATE ROV: students design, fabricate, waterproof, wire, program, pilot, and troubleshoot remotely operated underwater vehicles. The 2026 Scout-class Sea Masters team and Seamaster specs stay in this program.

University of Houston · Houston marine venues

Event details Sponsor underwater robotics

UpcomingMar 2027

Drone Competition: Cable Lines Challenge

Middle and high school teams fly a mission-based drone competition inspired by real cable-line and infrastructure work, including manual and autonomous flight, computer vision, imaging, inspection, and mission planning.

Houston competition venue TBA

Event details Sponsor the drone challenge

UpcomingFeb 2027

SEEC: Educator Impact

Building on KRF’s 2026 NeuroHand: Biotech in Space educator program, SEEC 2027 trains educators in emerging technology they can take back to classrooms and communities.

SEEC educator program

Event details Sponsor educator kits

UpcomingSummer 2027

Summer Immersive: Space · Earth · Marine · Air

Summer 2027 expands beyond a traditional camp: students and school groups join immersive workshops and field experiences so they see how the technologies they learn are used at work.

Industry sites and Houston field experiences

Event details Host or sponsor a field experience

Collaborative education partners & sponsors