K–12 · Murfreesboro, TN Engineer Mighty Things

Design. Build. Code. Compete.

Middle Tennessee's premier robotics and engineering education community learning center for kids, building young engineers since 2011.

Real robots, real tools and coaches who hand kids a hard problem without handing over the answer. What started in a garage is now a full K–12 lab, with online courses for families anywhere.

Since 2011
15 years of robotics
From a garage to a full K–12 lab.
Students
1,000+ launched
Across Middle TN and beyond.
FTC Team 11161
State Inspire Award
Tennessee State Championship. Worlds qualifier.
Leagues
FLL · FTC · RDL · SRC
Seven competition teams.
Season of Giving · Through Nov 30 TRCamp · Grades 3–8

Give the gift of camp

Our lowest camp prices of the year for winter break, spring break and summer 2027. Save up to $405 per camper, and register by Nov 26 to get a free TRCamp T-shirt and gear bag.

Winter 2026
Dec 21–23 & Dec 28–30
Spring 2027
Mar 29–31, Mon–Wed
Summer Pass
3 full-day weeks for $1,095
A mentor coaching students at the TRC build benchA student wiring a competition robotInside the TRC lab in MurfreesboroTRC teams at a robotics competition

Life at TRC: Mentors at the build bench, competition robots, our Murfreesboro lab and our teams on the road.

★★★★★
“My son just finished a week-long summer camp here, and he said it was the best camp ever. They taught him important life skills in addition to STEM lessons.”
Patrick C. · TRC parent, via Google
★★★★★
“Best place for kiddos to learn STEM subjects. Coach Mike is fantastic.”
Amy A. · TRC parent, via Google
★★★★★
“Kids learning so much and loving it.”
Lori E. · TRC parent, via Sawyer
★★★★★
“The club is great. My son loves the classes.”
Vernon M. · TRC parent, via Google
Our new flagship program

TRCreator Labs

Skills-based labs for every level, K–12. Students design, build and code real robots, earn SuperSkills and move up by mastery, not birthday. Starts January 4, 2027.

Explore TRCreator Labs
The rank ladder
Grades K–2
Discoverer
Foundation skills, curiosity and the joy of building.
Grades 3–5
Explorer
Real coding, robotics and engineering challenges.
Grades 5–7
Voyager
Mechanisms, control systems and competition-ready skills.
Grades 7+
Navigator
Our highest TRCreator Labs rank.
Age 14+
Pathfinder
High school transcript credit courses.
Where they're heading
By invitation · Grades 3–12
TRCompetition Teams
FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, Robot Drone League and Sphero competition teams.
See the teams →

Real robots. Real engineering.

Students work with LEGO SPIKE, Sphero Blueprint and indi, our own 3D-printed ASTRObot, CAD software and 3D printers. They plan in real engineering notebooks and follow the same design cycle working engineers use.

Progress you can see.

Lessons are sequenced so skills stack up from session to session. Every session ends with a capstone project students design, build and present, and families come in on capstone day to see what they made work.

Plans
From $99/month
Four plans, from Discovery to MaxQ.
Lab format
90-minute labs
1-hour Discovery Labs for K–2. Mon, Tue, Thu and Sat.
Founding Crew
Save $25 every month
The first 20 families who join by Nov 30.
Dates
Starts January 4, 2027
Registration opens Sunday, Nov 15.
Try it first
Launch Day · Sat, Dec 12
A themed build open to everyone. Learn more →
Free event · Oct 24

TN STEAM Festival at TRC

We're opening our labs to the community and launching TRC212 STEAM Saturdays. Everything is hands-on and free, so bring the whole family.

  • Take the controls of the ASTRObot, TRC's own 3D-printed robotics platform.
  • Get up close with Pathfinder, our student-built quarter-scale replica of NASA's Perseverance rover.
  • Watch a part go from CAD sketch to printer bed at a live 3D printing station.
  • Meet the students who build, code and drive our FTC and Robot Drone League robots.
You can't learn engineering from a textbook alone

Your student is learning. But are they building?

Rigorous, hands-on STEM is hard to pull off at home. The equipment is expensive, the projects need real space and tools, and the kit gathers dust after one weekend. TRC gives students real lab equipment, real tools and coaches who have done the work themselves.

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I started TRC in my garage to teach my own sons real engineering. One is an aerospace engineer now. Fifteen years later, TRC is here for yours.

Coach Mike Puckett, M.Ed.
Founder & Director · Navy veteran, carrier aviation
Getting started

Three steps to launch

01

Tour or try a free class.

Visit the center, see the labs and watch students at work, or let your student take their first class free. Bring your questions.

02

Find their mission.

We'll learn about your child and match them to the right level and program.

03

Launch their mission.

Enroll and watch them go from curious to confident.

Referral program
Give a family $25. Get $50.

Know a kid who'd love it here? When a family you send enrolls with code FRIEND25, they get $25 off their first session and you get $50 in account credit. No cap.

How it works
TRCharacter Vectors
God's direction, your magnitude

A vector has direction and magnitude. God provides the direction; students bring the effort, skill and perseverance. Each month's Vector ties a character theme to the engineering in the lab.

This month's Vector
The TRC app
TRC in your pocket

Schedules, registration and updates on your phone. Sign in with your Sawyer login. You don't need a new account.

Come see why families call TRC home

Tour the labs, meet the coaches and watch students at work, or try a first class free. No commitment. 615-796-4632 · 2231 NW Broad St, Suite D, Murfreesboro
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Schedule and registration

Choose a date and time below to reserve your spot. Questions? Call 615-796-4632.

TRC APP is now published.

Get it today!

download it in your favorite app store. NOTE use your Sawyer login as your credentials for the app. you do not create a new account.

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dare mighty things

Our mission is to inspire the next generation to Dare Mighty Things through comprehensive engineering education in Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science, developing confident problem-solvers who will shape tomorrow's technology and make a positive impact on our world.