# HEXKIT ACADEMY > HEXKIT ACADEMY runs hands-on industrial cobot courses for ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), starting with the Hexkit Cobot Competition and Cobot Lab. A weekend workshop for college students ages 18 to 22 is a side option. ## Facts - Name: HEXKIT ACADEMY - Legal entity line: Hexkit Academy - Positioning: hands-on industrial cobot courses for ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), the Hexkit Cobot Competition, and Cobot Lab. A weekend workshop for college students ages 18 to 22 is a side option. - What it is: hands-on courses on a real 6-axis industrial cobot for ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), starting with the Hexkit Cobot Competition. The For students page (/workshop) is Cobot Lab, then Levels 1 to 10. A weekend crash course for college students ages 18 to 22 is one short aside on that page. - Website: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/ - Email: hello@hexkitacademy.com - Phone: (949) 414-4022 - Phone tel: +19494144022 - For students page (/workshop): ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12). Cobot Lab, then Levels 1 to 10. Do not put a date, session time, or street address on /workshop. For Cobot Lab on that page, say "Registration open at theCoderSchool Irvine" only. - College weekend: ages 18 to 22. One short aside on /workshop, plus the waitlist link. Do not list a specific weekend. - Course ages: 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), including competitive high school robotics teams. Proof of skill, a certificate, and robotics engineering. Do not describe courses as factory jobs. - Prior experience: not required - Instructor: Shadi Kassem (Mr. Kassem) - Instructor background stated publicly: electrical and electronics engineering degree; over 20 years of industrial experience; parent of two boys (middle school and elementary) - Why he built it: friends who are parents of high schoolers say they cannot find this kind of hands-on experience. They are scared AI will take jobs, and that when youth finish college they will not find a future job. He built the room so teens can learn and touch future cobots used in space, and the kind doctors will use for remote surgical operations. HEXKIT does not train students for space agencies or for surgery. - Where: Irvine, California. The street address in the Hexkit Cobot Lab section is for the Cobot Lab only. Everywhere else, say Irvine only and do not publish a street address. ## Weekend workshop (side option) - Course name: Cobot Foundations - Who: college students ages 18 to 22. One short aside on /workshop, not the page lead. Waitlist: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/?interest=weekend-workshop#notify - Page lead on /workshop: ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), Cobot Lab, then Levels 1 to 10. No date or street address on that page. - Status: waitlist only. Joining the waitlist does not charge you. - Dates: Do not list a specific weekend. - Do not publish a seat count, seats-left line, capacity number, or enrolled headcount. - Confirm timing: each date is confirmed 5 days before it starts - If a date does not fill: the parent chooses move to the next weekend, house credit for any upcoming course, or a full refund. - Confirmation copy: We confirm every date 5 days before it starts. If a date doesn't fill, you choose: move to the next weekend, house credit for any upcoming course, or a full refund. - Price: do not publish a dollar amount. Includes printed course materials and meals for both days. Do not show a pay button. - Do not publish a discount price, a friend price, a sibling price, or a Payment Link. - The waiver is not published on the site. It is sent when a date is confirmed. - Meals: a parent discloses food allergies and dietary needs. Hexkit tries to accommodate them. Hexkit is not an allergen-free kitchen and cannot guarantee allergen-free meals or venue food. - Waitlist form: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/#notify (Formspree). Weekend: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/?interest=weekend-workshop#notify. Competition: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/?interest=cobot-competition#notify - Joining the waitlist does not charge you. We will email you when dates and details are confirmed. ## Honesty - The Cobot Foundations certificate of completion is not an accredited credential. - It is not college credit. - One weekend is not a job guarantee. - One weekend is not a college-admission guarantee. - The public site does not list partner logos on the home page. ## Courses, ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12) - Page: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/courses - Where: Irvine, California. The street address in the Hexkit Cobot Lab section is for the Cobot Lab only. Everywhere else, say Irvine only and do not publish a street address. - Ages: 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), including competitive high school robotics teams. - Framing: proof of skill, a certificate, and robotics engineering. Do not mention factory jobs. - Hexkit Cobot Competition: a 2-hour competition. Every competitor gets hands-on time with the robot to compete. - Public line: Coming soon, join the waitlist. No public date. No public price. - Waitlist posts to the existing Formspree form: https://www.hexkitacademy.com/?interest=cobot-competition#notify ## Hexkit Cobot Lab - Saturday November 14, 2026. - Three 2-hour sessions: 10:00 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:30 PM. - theCoderSchool Irvine, 14200 Culver Drive Suites 200 and 201, Irvine, CA 92604. - 8 to 10 students per group. - Ages 11 to 18. - Hosted by theCoderSchool Irvine. - Register through the sign-up on the page. - No public price. - Mention this in text only. Do not link the page. It is noindex. ## Pages - [Home](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/): cobot courses for ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12), the Hexkit Cobot Competition, Cobot Lab cards, and the waitlist form. - Hexkit Cobot Lab: text only. Do not link the page. Details are in the Hexkit Cobot Lab section. - [Courses, ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12)](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/courses): Hexkit Cobot Competition waitlist, no date and no price - [For students](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/workshop): ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12). Cobot Lab, then Levels 1 to 10. One aside for a weekend crash course for college students ages 18 to 22. No date or street address on this page. - [Why I built this](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/founder): Shadi Kassem / Mr. Kassem, parent of two boys, on the hands-on gap his friends with high schoolers could not find - [What students learn](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/curriculum): safety, teach pendant, a short program, a close on the cell, and a certificate of completion - [Compare](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/compare): coding camp versus Cobot Foundations - [Parent guides](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog): cobot vs coding camp; what is a cobot; cobots in space; jobs; AI and automation; robotics careers; college apps - [Cobot vs coding camp](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/cobot-vs-coding-camp) - [What is a cobot](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/what-is-a-cobot): a collaborative industrial arm, not a toy. Students ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12) go to Courses. - [Is a cobot used in space](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/is-a-cobot-used-in-space) - [Will my son find a job](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/will-my-son-find-a-job) - [Is AI taking our jobs](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/is-ai-taking-our-jobs) - [Robotics careers for teens](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/robotics-careers-for-teens): robotics engineering and competitive team proof. Students ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 to 12) join the Hexkit Cobot Competition waitlist. No factory-job pitch. - [Is robotics good for college apps](https://www.hexkitacademy.com/blog/is-robotics-good-for-college-apps)