Experiential Robotics
An education & workforce initiative to prepare students for the future through Experiential Learning
Hardware, curriculum, and teacher support
See how XRP and e4usa are transforming classrooms across the country.
We are a consortium of partners
Experiential is devoted to the creation of free & open learning resources, created through collaborations between industry leaders, research universities, community colleges, and local schools.
Pay It Forward:
Serial Reciprocity in Workforce Development
Our mission is to provide every student with an opportunity to participate in STEM learning experiences… but resource constraints are always a challenge: not enough time, not enough mentors, not enough money.
But what if we shifted our model, and our institutions served each other? Imagine a system where industry worked with Universities to design STEM resources, Community Colleges manufactured these resources & offered professional development for teachers, and High Schools hosted summer camps for middle schoolers… it's the Feynman principle in action, where we learn best by teaching others.
Our Programs:
Bridge to FIRST®
The XRP is just the first step on your robotics journey. The next step is to join FIRST® where students learn teamwork through the challenge of competitive robotics. Learn more about FIRST® and how to find or start a team in your area.
Edulabs (Beta):
Edulabs empowers students, teachers, and contributors to learn and share Science and Technology through free cutting-edge STEM resources backed by the Semiconductor Education Alliance. Start your journey today. Coming soon.
Community Manufacturing:
One of life's greatest joys is taking an idea, and bringing it into the world. CMI equips schools to host advanced manufacturing programs that trains students by designing & creating real products for their communities.
Our Story:
Research
Our work began through a research collaboration, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, to identify barriers to participation in STEM programs. For three years we created over 15,000 robotics kits, and these were deployed to every US State and internationally in 180+ countries. This research helped us identity key challenges and design novel approaches to overcome them.
International Outreach
As we engage students and industry partners globally, we grow new avenues of education, technological outreach and business development. Our programs in the UK, Africa, South America and beyond make a global learning platform with XRP and experiential learning as our ambassadors!
Open Source Consortium
Reaching every student with STEM education is too much for any single organization, and so we formed a consortium of partners with shared commitments and values to take on this challenge. We found inspiration in the open source movement and leveraged our members expertise to apply this to hardware design, content development, and distributed manufacturing.
Governor Sununu Talks about XRP
Former Governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu discusses the exciting benefits of the XRP program and its lasting and positive effects on students, teachers and the greater economy!
Governor Sununu Talks about XRP
Discover our XRP models
XRP legacy robot parts
An open-robotics platform designed for everyone - simple, inexpensive, and easy to build. It includes free curriculum from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through OpenSTEM, guiding even novice users through engineering, robotics, and software development. XRP it's a groundbreaking, accessible hands-on learning experience for all. Click below to download the files and print your XRP kit.
XBS – The next generation of mechanical design for XRP
The XRP Build System (XBS) gives creators new mechanical design flexibility with modular, 3D printable components. Customize your chassis with parts that snap together—no tools required. This is just the beginning. Join our growing community and submit your designs to our open-source library.