Technological advancements in this field are transforming almost every industry including health care, transportation, agriculture, and construction. Yet a lot of high school students are not interested in learning about robotics or don't have access to opportunities. Post-secondary students often feel they've missed the window if their high school didn't have a robotics curriculum or club.

Collective Compute engages students, even those who wouldn't have ordinarily thought about a career in robotics, using low-cost and familiar tech. Smartphones are often seen as a negative influence, but using repurposed phones in robotics projects takes advantage of the fact that students already know how to use these devices, lowering the barrier to entry and making robotics approachable.

Collective Compute projects are submitted by our community of teachers, students, makers, and industry partners and help beginners learn robotics skills. By offering smaller projects that students can easily try, it gets more people thinking about how to tangibly improve their community, whether they live in a big city or rural town.  

Get involved in a fun challenge! Collective Compute's challenges allow students to engage in hands-on learning, design thinking, collaboration, and creativity using technology. Partner with us to run a challenge at your student club, library, community organization, small business, or school. 

Collective Compute projects and challenges allows you to explore skills that can lead to careers in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, trades (electricians, construction), and other technical areas. Get volunteer and internship experience.

Consumer technology equipment, like Android phones, quickly become outdated and unwanted, but this equipment is still very powerful and can be repurposed. Collective Compute projects 1) reduce e-waste by using low-cost and open technology devices and 2) reuse e-waste by relying on repurposed Android smartphones. 

Not only do Collective Compute projects and challenges have broad appeal, like creating multimedia players, but they address local and global civic issues and help youth become more engaged in their communities and aware of global problems. The more people we have working on real problems, the more our society is impacted for the better.