To Inspire the Next Generation

TRCompetition teams at TRC offer our students exciting and interactive opportunities to apply their classroom skills in a social environment, fostering close friendships. Team selection is by exclusive invitation, with priority given to students who have participated in our TRClasses, TRCamps, and past teams. Any remaining spots will be filled subsequently. Team meetings will be held on Thursdays for classroom training and team practice. I am seeking a commitment for two semesters from all team members to ensure preparedness for the competitions and utilization of our resources. Additional meetings may be scheduled on Saturdays as required.

 Explore Robotics


TRC captivates and inspires students to learn and grow academically, socially, and technically. Within this program, students not only construct real-world robots but also forge lasting friendships in a hands-on, immersive learning environment. Here, they encounter the demands and thrills of real-world robotics challenges in Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science.
Our offerings include TRClasses, TRCamps, and TRCompetitions tailored to each age group, ranging from kindergarten to high school. As part of the Tennessee Robotics Club, students can join one of our competition robotics teams that proudly compete with FIRST Robotics and are generously sponsored by numerous community supporters such as Schneider Electric and Tennessee Valley Robotics. These sponsors wholeheartedly embrace our mission of delivering a stimulating robotics education program for students in Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee, and neighboring communities.


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Take Giant Leaps

Robotics and STEM Education

According to the Future of Jobs Report, these are the top 7 STEM jobs created from 2023 to 2027:

  • AI and Machine Learning Specialists
  • Sustainability Specialists
  • Business Intelligence Analysts
  • Information Security Analysts
  • FinTech Engineers
  • Data Analysts and Scientists
  • Robotics Engineers

Analytical thinking and creative thinking remain the most important skills for workers in the 21st century.

Analytical thinking is considered a core soft skill by more companies than any other skill and constitutes, on average, 9% of the core skills reported by companies. Creative thinking, another cognitive skill, ranks second, ahead of three self-efficacy skills – resilience, flexibility, and agility; motivation and self-awareness; and curiosity and lifelong learning – in recognition of the importance of workers' ability to adapt to disrupted workplaces.


21st Century STEM and Robotics

Tennessee Robotics Center is a 21st-century STEM and Robotics Education learning center helping students in grades K-12 discover new interests by exploring our three primary learning domains: Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science. Our curriculum is focused on building 21st-century digital age skills, engineering design, teamwork, collaboration, and computational thinking skills.


TRC students have additional opportunities to make a positive impact in their local community through our competition robotics teams in FIRST LEGO League and FIRST Tech Challenge. The primary aim of our robotics classes, competitions, and camps is to inspire students and help parents prepare the way for college and STEM careers through our engaging robotics and engineering educational programs.


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Technology

The TRC Technology learning domain covers fundamental concepts in engineering technology including 3D Printing and Computer Aided Design (CAD), engineering thinking, basic electricity, advanced electronics, robotic systems, pneumatics, engineering design, prototyping, safety, and many more engineering technology topics integrated throughout our technology programs.

3D Printing and Design

Introductory course to 3D printing and Computer Aided Design (CAD) using MakerBot 3D printers and OnShape CAD program.

Basic Electricity

Basic electrical theory including current, voltage, resistance, and digital logic as well as fundamentals of programming. 

Arduino Electronics 

Explore Arduino electronics and robotic systems including motors, circuits, sensors and programming.

Aerospace Engineering

Explore the foundations of Aerospace and Aeronautical engineering using airplanes, EDFs, drones and other aerospace structures.

Robotics

The TRC Robotics learning domain covers designing and building autonomous and driver controlled robots. Content areas include robot systems, locomotion, communications, control, sensors, end effectors, and conveyance systems. TRC robotics classes provides students with an in-depth look at the mechanics, electronics, and programming behind real high-tech robotics.

Robotics Discovery (K-2)

Discover the challenging and exciting world of robotics using the LEGO WeDo robotics curriculum to learn the foundations of robotics and coding using blocks.

Robotics Exploration (3-5)

Explore robotics and coding focusing on the fundamentals of robotics and coding with LEGO Spike Essential and coding in blocks to learn and grow in robotics learning essential skills.

Robotics Challenge (6-8)

Brings computational thinking and the engineering design process to life with this challenging robotics education curriculum using LEGO Spike Prime robots to continue learning new skills.

Robotics Engineering (9-12)

REV Robotics engineering curriculum using electric circuits, electronics, mechanics, design, and the engineering design cycle to build advanced robotics solutions.

Computer Technology

The TRC Computer Technology domain promotes computational thinking and basic robotics programming by providing introductory coding courses in Blocks, Python, Javascript, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology (IT), Operating Systems (OS), and Cybersecurity. An emphasis is placed on coding and AI programs used in robotics. We also explore Computer Science topics using games such as Minecraft EDU and eSports as a fun and exciting way to learn to code through playful learning approaches.

Coding FUNdamentals

Coding FUNdamentals with Minecraft is specially designed to teach computational thinking and computer science concepts to younger students.

Coding in Python

Learn the most popular text-based coding language (Python) while flying drones using the DJI Tello EDU drones and CoDrones.

Computer Technology

Broaden your knowledge of computers by learning basic foundations of computer science, game development and web development using CodeCombat.

Coding in Blocks

Coding fundamentals and program logic is taught using blocks in all of our elementary robotics classes including drones, LEGO Robotics Exploration and Robotics Discovery.

Dare Mighty Things

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live i n a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."  
~ Teddy Roosevelt
"The Strenuous Life"