From coding to motion
What if you could write code and immediately see it move, blink, react, and come alive?
In this introduction to embedded systems, we show how software and hardware come together to create real, physical machines, from robots to smart objects.
Together with M&M Coding Academy, we are launching a long-term learning path where children and teenagers don’t just learn to code on a screen, but learn how to control motors, lights, sensors, and mechanisms using real electronics and real materials.
During the Open Day, we will give a live introduction to our new embedded systems course by programming and running a Beetlebot robot. Participants will see how code written in C/C++ and Python is uploaded to a microcontroller and translated into movement, decisions, and behaviour.
We’ll demonstrate how:
A microcontroller talks to motors and sensors
Software controls real-world actions
Hardware and code form one complete system
Visitors can watch, ask questions, and get a first taste of what it means to build something that combines electronics, mechanics, and programming.
About the full course
The full program runs over 4–5 months and is designed for two age groups:
Kids (7–13 years)
Teens (13–18 years)
Students will learn:
Programming in C/C++ and Python
How microcontrollers communicate with sensors and actuators
Writing and using device drivers
Hardware–software interfaces
Real-time operating systems
Software architecture and system design
Mechanical design for moving and interactive objects
By the end of the course, students won’t just know how to write code, they’ll know how to build working machines, from robots to interactive installations and smart devices.
This is not just coding, it’s learning how ideas become physical, functional things.