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Chicagoland nonprofit shaping future innovators with STEAM programs including LEGO Robotics!
We are a not-for-profit with a mission of preparing future innovators through our positive youth development programs. Our project-based learning programs in STEAM, healthy living and civic engagement are designed to build our next-generation kids with creativity, strong critical thinking, services, and leadership life skills. Our center operates career exploration, college planning, passion proje
Thank you, everyone, who joined us for the last class of the Spring season today!
A great day at CFI LEGO Science class!
05/27/2026
CFI Summer Weekend Classes Are Open!
Registration is now open for our summer Saturday classes at the CFI Robotics Center.
Classes start Saturday, July 11
Students can join hands-on classes in LEGO Robotics, Robo Arena, LEGO Science, Python Robotics, 3D Design, Arduino Engineering, and Innovators Guild.
Seats are limited for each class.
Learn more and register here:
https://forms.gle/vqGcn4nRocW1MTMo7
05/25/2026
Team TerraBytes Takes Learning Beyond the Robotics Table!
Today, Team TerraBytes visited the Field Museum as part of their preparation for Nationals and their FIRST LEGO League Innovation Project.
The team focused on the Native American and Cahokia-related exhibits, connecting what they learned at the museum to the research and ideas behind their project. This was a great chance for students to explore history, culture, engineering, archaeology, and problem-solving outside of the classroom.
With Nationals coming up in less than two weeks, Team TerraBytes continues to show what CFI Robotics is all about: learning deeply, working together, and using STEM to better understand the world around us.
Great job, Team TerraBytes! We are proud of your hard work and excited to cheer you on at Nationals!
Our Arduino Engineering students are building 3D Printed Robot Arms!
Today, students built their robot arms and wired the circuits for their 3-axis servo arm. Each servo is controlled by two buttons, so students had to carefully connect the servos, buttons, power, and ground to make the full control system work.
This week, students will continue working on the code for homework. Next weekend, we will test the robot arms and see them in action!
Great work to our young engineers as they continue building real hands-on robotics, coding, and engineering skills.
Our newest LEGO Science build is a gear-driven walker!
In LEGO Science, students explore how gears interact, how mechanical advantage works, and how simple machines like levers can help create movement. This build gave students a hands-on way to see physics and engineering in action as they designed, tested, and worked together to build their walking robots.
Great work to our young engineers!
05/25/2026
Check out what our students got up to this weekend!
05/22/2026
Only a few summer camp seats are left at CFI Robotics!
Space Camp | June 22–26 | 1 seat left
Minecraft | July 6–10 | 2 seats left
Ancient Engineers | July 20–24 | 4 seats left
Minecraft | July 27–31 | 5 seats left
Students will build, code, design, and create through hands-on STEAM projects all week long.
Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5S8c1mEUCLfwXs0o33uU8wz0_bUP-AiMEBibVqnbTKbadcw/viewform?usp=header
05/22/2026
Before heading to Nationals, Team TerraBytes gave back to the CFI community by helping host a LEGO Block Printing Workshop.
This hands-on STEAM project brought art, design, creativity, and community outreach together in a beautiful way.
Thank you to Kun Zhao for helping lead this workshop and to our TerraBytes students for continuing to show what leadership looks like.
Read the full story here:
https://www.future-innovators.org/news-events/team-terrabytes-lego-block-printing-workshop-nationals-2026
Go TerraBytes!
Team TerraBytes Hosts LEGO Block Printing Workshop Before Nationals | Future Innovators CFI’s FIRST LEGO League Team 62345 gives back to the community with a hands-on art and STEAM workshop.
05/22/2026
Spanish, Chinese, and English all came together at CFI Robotics for our latest Dual Language STEAM Night!
Families built, coded, and tested LEGO robots while learning in more than one language. We were also honored to welcome JCCC Foundation board members, who observed the class and saw the impact of this program firsthand.
Read the full story here:
https://www.future-innovators.org/news-events/dual-language-steam-night-spanish-chinese-english-may-2026
Our next Dual Language STEAM Night will take place in July!
Dual Language STEAM Night Brings Spanish, Chinese, and English Together Through Robotics | Future Innovators Families learned, built, and explored STEAM in more than one language during CFI's Dual Language STEAM Night, supported by the JCCC Foundation.
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