NAIROlab – AI and Robotics

Bringing AI and Robotics to Schools

Our programs are crafted to help learners navigate the ever-shifting AI landscape. Grounded in robotics, our programs bridge machine-learning theory with practical application on physical systems for an engaging learning experience. By combining core scientific principles with established industry practices and emerging trends, learners explore the ﬁeld of AI with depth and clarity.

We Bring It

You Build It

Train Autopilots for Self-Driving

An effective approach to grasping the fundamental concepts and principles of ML/AI.

Build and deploy AI models from zero in an engaging, fun, and practical way.

Harness Foundation Models

A paradigm shift. The Art of Using AI. With mere prompts and/or simple agents, foundation models elevate from the fixed-function autonomy of the previous decade to conversationally taskable systems. AI for everyone!

Innovate with AIoT

The fusion of AI and IoT unlocks intelligent, interconnected systems that sense, learn, and act in real time. Explore the endless possibilities of this intersection by mastering key principles and technologies for innovation and problem-solving across domains.

Train Autopilots for Self-Driving

An effective approach to grasping the fundamental concepts and principles of ML/AI.

Build and deploy AI models from zero in an engaging, fun, and practical way.

Harness Foundation Models

A paradigm shift. The Art of Using AI. With mere prompts and/or simple agents, foundation models elevate from the fixed-function autonomy of the previous decade to conversationally taskable systems. AI for everyone!

Innovate with AIoT

The fusion of AI and IoT unlocks intelligent, interconnected systems that sense, learn, and act in real time. Explore the endless possibilities of this intersection by mastering key principles and technologies for innovation and problem-solving across domains.

Train Autopilots for Self-Driving

An effective approach to grasping the fundamental concepts and principles of ML/AI.

Build and deploy AI models from zero in an engaging, fun, and practical way.

Harness Foundation Models

A paradigm shift. The Art of Using AI. With mere prompts and/or simple agents, foundation models elevate from the fixed-function autonomy of the previous decade to conversationally taskable systems. AI for everyone!

Innovate with AIoT

The fusion of AI and IoT unlocks intelligent, interconnected systems that sense, learn, and act in real time. Explore the endless possibilities of this intersection by mastering key principles and technologies for innovation and problem-solving across domains.

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler“, Albert Einstein

Rethinking Intelligence — The Engineer’s Way

From the realm of causality, where equations and physical laws govern and predict behavior, to that of learning, where intelligence emerges from data-driven association, NAIROlab explores the “continuum of intelligence” through embodied AI (robotics) — from low-level deterministic control based on mechanistic models, to high-level adaptive cognition empirically derived from data.

Embodied AI, From Control to Cognition

The deterministic and transparent nature of explicitly engineered models provides safety, structure, and guarantees for reliable control systems.

But as tasks rise in abstraction — perception, planning, intent recognition — the adaptive and emergent capabilities of data-driven approaches also become essential since the world is too diverse and unstructured to be fully captured by closed-form equations, hand-crafted feature pipelines, and rules-based heuristics.

The adoption of data-driven intelligence to engineering problems is not a rejection of the analytical rigor of explicit models, but rather an extension of it. The higher levels of abstraction and reasoning by modern AI compliment the precision and exactness of physics- or mathematics-based modeling at the lower levels, enabling more complete systems. As paradigms continue to evolve, the goal remains the same — to understand and build systems that act intelligently in the world.

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“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”, Sir Isaac Newton, 1675

Becoming an AI Ninja

Drawing parallels, those giants take the form of today’s universally accessible AI ecosystem — Opensource Frameworks (TensorFlow/PyTorch), frontier Foundation Models (GPT, Gemini, Grok), and cloud Compute Platforms (Colab/Kaggle). With the right mentorship, these platforms can be leveraged for a quantum leap ahead.

At NAIROlab, we give you the skills and roadmap to turn your vision into reality. Whether your path ultimately leads to robotics, data science, or AI-powered applications, you’ll gain the foundation to start building impactful solutions.

Enroll to stand on the shoulders of giants. Become an AI “OG”.

High School Holiday Programs, Nov/Dec 2025

AI-powered robotics offers an especially interesting entry point. Dive into ML/AI with this program that presents you with a unique hands-on tour of the modern AI landscape, from Deep Learning to GenAI Foundation Models, while demonstrating fundamental ML principles in action. No coding or math background required.

Innovate faster, solve smarter, scale everywhere. Gain skills in Python frameworks for AI and IoT — from edge devices to cloud APIs — and build solutions for problems across domains.

Python has become the universal language for both ML/AI engineers and data scientists, courtesy of its rich ecosystem of libraries and frameworks. This course explores shared aspects of this ecosystem, providing a foundation that can be applied across both worlds.