Technical workshops
ROS, control systems, perception, and mechanical design — taught by people who use them.
London robotics community — founded 2026
Build the thing.Not just the deck.
A robotics club for London — students, researchers, engineers, founders and people building in their spare bedrooms, in one room. Workshops, build nights and project teams — open to complete beginners.
Founding now — the first session is being scheduled.
Mission
We exist to unite London's robotics community, and to give it somewhere to actually build.
Robotics in London is fragmented. University labs don't talk to startups, startups don't talk to hobbyists, and most people with a good idea never find the three other people they needed to build it. RLC is the room where those people meet — open to anyone, tied to no single institution, and organised around finished projects rather than good intentions.
What we do
Six things, run properly.
Project teams
Small teams building one ambitious robot across a term.
Build sessions
Open bench time. Bring whatever you're stuck on.
Guest lectures
Researchers and engineers from London labs and companies.
Company visits
Inside the robotics companies actually shipping hardware.
Competitions and hackathons
Weekend builds, and teams entered into national events.
Who joins
No gatekeeping.
If you want to build robots, you're in. Experience helps, but nobody checks it at the door.
How to join
Three steps, starting today.
- 01Join the mailing list
One email when we announce the first session. No newsletter, no spam.
- 02Come to a session
Workshops and open build nights. Turn up, meet people, see what's on the bench.
- 03Pick up a project
Join a project team, or bring your own build and find people to work on it with you.
Opens your email app, addressed to [email protected]. We use it once, to tell you about the first session.
Or help run it
Four founding roles are open.
Separate from joining — this is for people who want to shape how the club works rather than just attend.
SecretaryOpen
Events managerOpen
Social mediaOpen
Art and graphicsOpen
Where this goes
What we're building towards.
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London's largest robotics community.
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A recognised organiser of major robotics events.
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A partner to universities and robotics companies.
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A launchpad for robotics startups and research collaborations.
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A community shipping open-source robotics projects.
Contact
Talk to us.
Questions about joining, running a session, hosting us, or bringing a project to the group — write to us and a human will reply.
[email protected]Opens in your email app, addressed to [email protected].