Every African student deserves world-class STEM education.
RoboCode.Africa was founded by African educators and engineers who believe the continent's next wave of innovators are already sitting in school classrooms — they just need the tools.
“To democratise access to robotics and STEM education for every student in Africa — safely, affordably and joyfully.”
— The RoboCode.Africa founding team
Great STEM education should not require expensive hardware
Across Africa, talented students want to learn electronics, robotics and AI. But real hardware kits cost $50–$200 per student — out of reach for most school budgets. Existing simulation tools are designed for wealthy markets: expensive licensing, high-bandwidth requirements, English-only interfaces, and zero child-safety infrastructure.
At the same time, platform-level child safety — mandatory approvals, parental consent workflows, moderated communication — is treated as optional, even though our users are primarily minors.
We built RoboCode.Africa to solve all of this in one place.
Zero hardware needed — simulate real chips in the browser
Optimised for low-bandwidth connections across the continent
Child-safety infrastructure built into every feature
Guided curriculum aligned to African STEM outcomes
Free for individual students, always
Our values
African by design
Built with African classrooms in mind — low-bandwidth optimised, locally relevant context, and priced for African school budgets.
Child safety above all
Every feature is reviewed through a child-safety lens first. We meet COPPA, GDPR-K, POPIA and the Zimbabwe Data Protection Act.
Inclusive access
Students get the full Studio and beginner courses free, forever. We refuse to gate foundational learning behind a paywall.
Hands-on over passive
We believe the best way to learn electronics is to build something. Every lesson ends with a circuit to wire and code to run.
Community over competition
While we love a good leaderboard, we foster collaboration — team projects, shared galleries, and peer learning are core to the experience.
Ambitious for Africa
We believe the next generation of hardware engineers, AI researchers and robotics inventors are sitting in classrooms across our continent right now.
From one classroom to 12 countries
Idea born in a Harare classroom
A teacher with one Raspberry Pi and 30 curious students — and zero affordable simulation tools. The problem was clear.
First prototype & pilot
A rough browser simulator built over a weekend. 3 schools, 120 students, 6 months of feedback. The concept was validated.
Platform rebuilt for scale
Full-stack rewrite with safety infrastructure, white-labelling, and a proper gamification engine. 50 schools onboarded.
National competitions & growth
First national Zimbabwe robotics competition hosted on the platform. 500+ schools across 12 African countries.
Today — and beyond
20 000+ active students. Expanding hardware kits programme. On a mission to reach 1 million students by 2028.
Built by Africans, for Africa
Our small, distributed team is spread across the continent — each member bringing lived experience of African education.
Takudzwa Moyo
Co-founder & CEO
Harare, Zimbabwe
Amara Osei
Co-founder & CTO
Accra, Ghana
Nomvula Dlamini
Head of Education
Johannesburg, South Africa
Kwame Asante
Head of Safety & Trust
Lagos, Nigeria
We're hiring educators, engineers and community builders. See open roles.
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Whether you're a student, teacher, school or partner — there's a place for you in the RoboCode community.
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