IR4ALL
Free for every Tempe Union student
Official ASU microcredential
3D robot arm simulator, any device
Build a real servo arm
ASU MIX Center · Mesa
AI tutor built in
No experience required
Funded by the APS Foundation

Arizona State University · APS Foundation · TUHSD

Robotics for every student. Free.

IR4All gives Tempe Union high schoolers hands-on industrial robotics: a browser simulator, a real servo arm build, and an ASU credential. No cost. No experience required.

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$10

Hover to decode. That is the whole price of the simulator, the build day at ASU, and your credential.

For Every Tempe Union Student

The program

Two phases. One credential.

Learn online at your own pace, then build hands-on at ASU and earn your ASU microcredential. Pick a stage to see what it looks like.

A student at home driving the robot arm simulator on a laptop
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Phase 1 · Online · self-paced

Learn in the simulator

A browser-based 3D robot arm, no installation, any device. Learn joint control, Cartesian movement and block programming with an AI Tutor beside you. Four modules, about three hours.

Blockly programmingAI Tutor4 modulesTry the arm up top
Students working with robot arms at a lab table in the ASU MIX Center
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Build day at ASU

An instructor handing a student their certificate beside a robot arm
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Earn your credential

Phase 2 · In person

Come build at the ASU MIX Center

A state-of-the-art XR and robotics lab in downtown Mesa where you complete Phase 2. Work with industrial robots, step into extended reality, and receive your ASU credential in person.

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  • Mesa, AZ · ASU @ Mesa City Center
  • Fall 2026
  • 2-hour hands-on session
  • Free to all IR4All students
  • Industrial robots and an XR lab
  • On the light rail from ASU Tempe
Schedule your build dayAsk a question

Finish the four online modules first. Build day scheduling unlocks after Phase 1.

Arizona robotics

Upcoming events

Kickoffs, leagues and championships around the Valley. Come meet other builders.

  1. Sep
    2026

    FIRST LEGO League AZ Season Kickoff

    ASU Tempe · Memorial Union

  2. Oct
    2026

    Arizona VEX Robotics League (Fall)

    Mesa, AZ · REC Foundation

  3. Dec
    2026

    Diamond in the Desert – AZ VEX Signature Event

    Dec 30 · Downtown Mesa, AZ

  4. Jan
    2027

    Arizona FLL Challenge State Championship

    ASU West Valley Campus · Phoenix, AZ

Want to register, or see more events? Email the team and we will get you signed up.

IR4All program

About us

IR4All is a free, equity-focused robotics education program connecting Tempe Union high school students with real industrial robotics experience, and a pathway to an ASU microcredential.

Research team

Dr. Biayna Bogosian
BBXR & AI Design

Dr. Biayna Bogosian

Principal Investigator

Dr. Ana Herruzo
AHSTEM Equity

Dr. Ana Herruzo

Co-Principal Investigator

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RGRobotics & AI

Rupali Garewal

Robotics & AI Researcher

Advisory board · 6–8 members from Arizona industry and education guide the program.

Funders & partners

Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Program host, credential issuer, Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center XR lab.

APS Foundation

APS Foundation

Primary funder. STEM equity & workforce development.

Tempe Union High School District

Tempe Union High School District

5 high schools, ~12,000 students, 93% minority.

Questions, answered

Everything students, parents and teachers ask us before joining.

Still have a question? Email the IR4All team at ir4all@asu.edu. Teachers and schools: ir4all-schools@asu.edu.

Ready to start?

Your future in robotics starts here.

IR4All is open to all Tempe Union students and teachers at zero cost. Pick up the simulator, book your build day at ASU, and start earning toward your ASU microcredential.

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Free for all TUHSD students & teachers · Supported by APS Foundation · Hosted by ASU