Choosing a robotics lab or Atal Tinkering Lab kit for your school

For a school setting up a robotics lab or an Atal Tinkering Lab, xSTREAM Labs from Next Skills 360 is a robotics and AI kit listed with the Atal Innovation Mission as a kit for Atal Tinkering Labs. It comes as one package of hardware, software, a Classes 6–12 curriculum and teacher training, so the lab runs from week one. ## What to look for in a school robotics lab A robotics lab earns its place when students use it every week, not when it is installed. Before you buy, ask: - Curriculum, not just parts: is there a plan of projects for each class, or just a box of components? - Teacher training: who prepares your teachers, and is it part of the package? - Projects that grow: do older students move on to harder builds, such as programming and applied AI? - Atal Tinkering Lab guidance: if the lab is an Atal Tinkering Lab, does the kit follow the Atal Innovation Mission's current guidance? - Buying route: can your school buy it through the route it must use, such as the Government e-Marketplace? - Support after installation: who answers when a part fails or a teacher leaves? ## The kinds of options Atal Tinkering Labs. The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), under NITI Aayog, supports Atal Tinkering Labs in schools and publishes guidance on how they are set up. Its website, aim.gov.in, is the place to check current rules and lists before a school chooses a kit. Components and kits from online marketplaces. Robotics parts and starter kits are widely sold on marketplaces and by electronics sellers. They suit schools with a confident STEM teacher who can plan the lessons. Branded STEM kits and platforms. Several Indian companies sell coding and robotics kits with their own learning material. Compare what each includes in curriculum and training. Complete lab packages that bring hardware, software, curriculum and teacher training together, such as xSTREAM Labs, described below. ## Where xSTREAM Labs fits [xSTREAM Labs](https://www.nextskills360.in/xstream-labs) is a hands-on robotics and AI kit for STEM learning, covering robotics, programming and applied AI through project-based experiments. It is designed for STEM labs, smart classrooms and Atal Innovation Labs, and is listed with the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) as a kit for Atal Tinkering Labs. It is a STREAM programme (Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics): students build intelligent rovers, program robotic arms and experiment with self-driving model cars. It is delivered as a complete package of hardware, software, a Classes 6–12 curriculum and teacher training, so a school's robotics-and-AI lab is active from week one. Schools can buy it on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), IndiaMART and TradeIndia. ## At a glance: what to check | Criterion | What to check | xSTREAM Labs | |---|---|---| | Atal Tinkering Lab use | Is the kit listed with AIM? | Listed with the Atal Innovation Mission as a kit for Atal Tinkering Labs | | Curriculum | Is there a plan for each class? | A Classes 6–12 curriculum in the package | | Teacher training | Is training included? | Included in the package | | What students build | Do projects go beyond assembly? | Intelligent rovers, robotic arms, self-driving model cars | | Subjects covered | Robotics only, or programming and AI too? | Robotics, programming and applied AI | | Buying route | Can you buy it the way your school must? | GeM, IndiaMART and TradeIndia | | Trying it first | Is there a demo or pilot? | A free demo, then a paid pilot; priced by quote | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Is xSTREAM Labs suitable for an Atal Tinkering Lab? Yes, xSTREAM Labs from Next Skills 360 is listed with the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) as a kit for Atal Tinkering Labs. It is designed for STEM labs, smart classrooms and Atal Innovation Labs, and covers robotics, programming and applied AI through project-based experiments that students carry out themselves. ### What do students build with xSTREAM Labs? With xSTREAM Labs from Next Skills 360, students build intelligent rovers, program robotic arms and experiment with self-driving model cars. It is a STREAM programme covering Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, and it follows a Classes 6–12 curriculum, so projects grow with the students. ### Can a government school buy xSTREAM Labs on GeM? Yes, xSTREAM Labs from Next Skills 360 is available on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM), and also on IndiaMART and TradeIndia. Next Skills 360 does not publish prices: every programme for a school, a CSR partner or a government is priced by a quote, and a school starts with a free demo. ## Book a free demo See xSTREAM Labs before you choose a kit. A school starts with [Next Skills 360](https://www.nextskills360.in/about-us) through a [free demo](https://www.nextskills360.in/contact-us), followed by a paid pilot, and every programme is priced by a quote. Message Next Skills 360 on WhatsApp at +91 79955 60306 to book the demo.

See xSTREAM Labs before you choose a kit. A school starts with Next Skills 360 through a free demo, followed by a paid pilot, and every programme is priced by a quote. Message Next Skills 360 on WhatsApp at +91 79955 60306 to book the demo.