MAKER-X
MAKER-X
School of Creativity & Art (SCA) · School of Information Science & Technology (SIST) · School of Entrepreneurship and Management (SEM) · Kedao College
You don't just build a robot — you conceive the idea, design its personality, build the electronics, and pitch it. Four weeks. One team. One product you own end-to-end.
你不只是在制造机器人——你要构思创意、设计个性、搭建电路，最终登台展示。
The Mission · 课程使命
Maker-X is an intensive 4-week project course where cross-disciplinary teams build AI-powered robotic companions from scratch — hardware, firmware, personality, and pitch. Instruction in Chinese & English.
01 Conceive
Identify a real user and a genuine need. Define the personality and purpose of your robot before touching any hardware.
02 Design
Shape, sound, language, expression — every detail of the robot’s soul. Prototype rapidly and iterate without fear.
03 Build
Solder, code, 3D-print, and integrate. Electronics, firmware, enclosure — one complete, working product.
04 Pitch It ★
Present your product to real university guests. A working demo, a poster, a story — your public debut.
Course Objectives · 课程目标
Maker-X is about more than building a robot. It’s about becoming someone who can think, collaborate, and create at the intersection of technology and design.
🤝 Cross-discipline Collaboration
Work in teams spanning engineering, design, and beyond. Learn to communicate across disciplines and ship something greater than the sum of its parts.
🧠 Confidence with AI & LLMs
Go from curious to capable. You’ll integrate large language models into real hardware — learning to prompt, tune, and deploy AI as a core part of a product.
🎨 Design Thinking in Practice
Empathy, creativity, rapid prototyping, iteration, and communication — not as theory, but as daily practice. The product is the proof.
Who Should Join · 招生对象
🎓 All ShanghaiTech Students
The course is open to all students across all schools and majors. No prior experience or knowledge in programming, design, robotics, or AI is needed.
🌐 Diversified Teams
We organize groups where different skills and backgrounds complement each other — so every student can contribute meaningfully and learn most effectively.
Four-Week Schedule · 课程时间线
| Week | Theme | Key Deliverable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔵 | Week 1 — Conceive | User research · Concept selection · Personality brief | Concept brief |
| 🟣 | Week 2 — Design | Prototyping · Firmware · Form & character | Working prototype |
| 🟠 | Week 3 — Build | User testing · Refinement · 3D-print enclosure | Integrated product |
| 🟢 | Week 4 — Pitch It ★ | Demo day · Poster · Public pitch | Presentation + demo |
The course meets twice a week (Monday + Wednesday), with 6 periods per session — enough time to go deep, not enough time to hesitate. → View full class schedule
Ready to build something real?
准备好打造真实作品了吗？
Contact sshmueli@shanghaitech.edu.cn to express interest in Summer 2026.