CTE robotics, coming in 2027
Medical Robotics
Medical Robotics is our 45-lesson high school robotics course for grades 8 to 12, coming in 2027. Your students learn how the human body works, then build and code robots that help it, like prosthetic arms, exoskeletons, and surgical grippers.
Our high school medical robotics curriculum
Every lesson pairs a life science focus with hands-on robotics. Teams of two or three share one True Robotics CTE Kit and program it in True Robotics Playground, and your teachers get a full lesson plan and slides with embedded videos for every lesson. It is hands-on, real-world STEM that shows your students where biology, engineering, and coding meet in a career.
In development now
We are building Medical Robotics and the True Robotics CTE Kit now, and both arrive in 2027. If your school is planning a high school CTE, engineering, or health science pathway, our team would love to hear about it.
Talk to our team| Grades | 8 to 12 |
|---|---|
| Lessons | 45 lessons of 45 to 60 minutes |
| Missions | Seven missions and a capstone |
| Teams | 2 to 3 students per kit |
| Robot kit | True Robotics CTE Kit |
| Coding | True Robotics Playground, in blocks or Python |
| Standards | Massachusetts STE Framework (2016) |
| Availability | Coming in 2027 |
Before high school, your 6th, 7th, and 8th graders can build our Axle Robot Kit in Introduction to Robotics with Axle.
What your students will build
Students learn how the human body works, then design, build, and program robots that help it: prosthetic arms, exoskeletons, rehabilitation robots, surgical grippers, and more.
Foundations of Medical Robotics
Map body systems to robot systems, build and wire a FlexForge drive base, and model a first part in CAD.
Biomechanics and Prosthetics
Levers and bone strength lead into a prosthetic arm with a 3D printed hand, then an elbow exoskeleton.
Senses, Sensors, and Rehabilitation
Reaction time, balance, and heart rate labs set up a tremor-stabilizing spoon and a rehab robot.
Hospital and Surgical Robotics
Vital signs lead into a delivery robot that checks patient wristbands, then a surgical gripper.
Machine Vision and Diagnostics
Model ultrasound imaging, build a light sensor colorimeter, and program a sorter that reads sample tubes.
Capstone: Design a Medical Robot
Teams take a patient need to a tested prototype and present it to industry and clinical guests.
Every lesson
Every lesson fits a 45 to 60 minute period: an entrance ticket, a mini-lesson, 20 to 30 minutes of hands-on work, journal data, and a reflection. Your teachers get a full lesson plan and slides with embedded videos for every lesson, so they can teach it with confidence from day one.
Every mission
- Ask and Plan. Criteria, sketches, a decision matrix, and a cost estimate.
- Build and Test. Mechanism and code trials, one variable at a time.
- Iterate and Present. A final improvement, an official run, and a Show and Tell.
Built for high school CTE
Programming
Grades 8 and 9 usually code in blocks, and grades 10 to 12 can move to Python. Skills grow from loops and sensor readings to state machines and feedback control.
In the kit
The True Robotics CTE Kit: a controller, motors, servos, a gyro, a light sensor, a camera, an ultrasonic sensor, wheels, and FlexForge parts. See the CTE Kit
Standards
Mapped lesson by lesson to the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Curriculum Framework (2016): 3 life science and 14 engineering standards.
Careers
- Biomedical engineering
- Prosthetics
- Rehabilitation engineering
- Surgical robotics
- Lab automation engineering
Questions about Medical Robotics
What is the True Robotics Medical Robotics course?
Medical Robotics is our 45-lesson robotics course for grades 8 to 12, in development and coming in 2027. Your students learn how the human body works, then design, build, and program robots that help it: prosthetic arms, exoskeletons, rehabilitation robots, surgical grippers, and more. Every lesson pairs a life science focus with hands-on robotics, and teams of two or three share one True Robotics CTE Kit.
When will Medical Robotics be available?
Medical Robotics is coming in 2027. Our curriculum team is developing the course now, together with the True Robotics CTE Kit it runs on. If your school is planning a high school CTE, engineering, or health science pathway, get in touch with our team and we will keep you posted as the launch gets closer!
Does True Robotics have robotics programs for high school?
Yes, starting in 2027. Medical Robotics, our 45-lesson course for grades 8 to 12, and the True Robotics CTE Kit it runs on are in development now. Today our K-12 Classroom Suite runs from kindergarten through grade 8 with Treads, Pilot, and Axle, and Medical Robotics carries it into high school.
Is Medical Robotics a CTE course?
Yes. Medical Robotics is the first course in our career and technical education (CTE) line for grades 8 to 12, coming in 2027. It connects hands-on robotics to real careers in biomedical engineering, prosthetics, rehabilitation engineering, surgical robotics, and lab automation engineering. In the capstone, teams take a patient need to a tested prototype and present it to industry and clinical guests.
What does a Medical Robotics lesson look like?
Every Medical Robotics lesson fits a 45 to 60 minute period: an entrance ticket, a mini-lesson, 20 to 30 minutes of hands-on work, journal data, and a reflection. Your teachers get a full lesson plan and slides with embedded videos for every lesson. Each of the seven missions runs in three steps: Ask and Plan, Build and Test, and Iterate and Present. The course is coming in 2027.
Do Medical Robotics students code in blocks or Python?
Both. Students in Medical Robotics program in True Robotics Playground, where grades 8 and 9 usually code in blocks and grades 10 to 12 can move to Python. Their skills grow from loops and sensor readings to state machines and feedback control, so every student starts where they are and keeps growing. The course is coming in 2027.
What standards does Medical Robotics align to?
Medical Robotics is mapped lesson by lesson to the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering (STE) Curriculum Framework (2016): 3 life science standards and 14 engineering standards. The course is coming in 2027, and our team is happy to talk through how it fits your school's science, engineering, and CTE goals.
Bring Medical Robotics to your high school
Medical Robotics is coming in 2027. Tell us about your students and your CTE, engineering, or health science goals, and our team will keep you posted as the launch gets closer. Interested in being one of our first schools? Get in touch with our team!
