Robot & Drone Lending Library

Robots

Types of Bots

Locations

Nevada Robotics runs Robot and Drone Lending Libraries with branches in Reno, Las Vegas, and Elko. Robots are available for Nevada Robotics-trained teachers.

To learn more about each robot, click a box below:

VEX123

PreK & Up

Touch Code or Use Coder Cards

-Come in bags of 6 robots & coder cards.

VEXGo

3rd grade & Up

Build & Code

-Come in bags of 5 robots.

VEX IQ

5th grade & Up

Build, Code, Compete

-Come in sets of 1 robot each: Gen1 and Gen2s available.

Ozobots

2nd Grade & Up

Draw or Block Code

-Come in trays of 12 and 18 bots.

CoDrone Edu.

6th Grade & Up

Control & Code

-Come in boxes with 1 drone & controller.

LEGO Spike Prime

4th-8th Grades

Build, Code, Compete

-Come in boxes of 1 bot each.

Blue Bots

2 year olds – K

Touch Code

-Come in singles or set of 6

What educators say about the Robot & Drone Lending Library

Closeup of student hands working on putting together a robot.
“Many of my (students) have done some coding, but they are learning that the coding translates into some actual object moving in the world. I can really see (students) persevere when challenged or when things don’t go as planned.” – Clark County Elementary Teacher
Close up of hands putting together a more complex robot on a table top.
“Watching my students use the engineering design process to create improvements has been inspiring.” – Elko Elementary School Teacher
Close up of a grid table and a student working with a small puck style robot.
“Writing code is just like writing! It needs a beginning, middle, and end. Learning about angles IS important! Students realized that a 90 degree angle is a good benchmark to work from when trying to maneuver their robot through a course.” – Douglas County Elementary Teacher

Borrowing Information

Nevada Robotics is updating its lending software. If you are interested in borrowing robots or drones for the 2025-2026 school year, please email lendinglibrary@dri.edu and provide your name, school, email address/es, item request/s, number of robots, and lending period request/s.

2025-2026 Lending Periods

    • Period One – Aug. 11, 2025 – Oct. 3, 2025
    • Period Two – Oct. 13, 2025 – Dec. 12, 2025
    • Period Three – Jan. 5, 2026 – Feb. 27, 2026
    • Period Four – March 9, 2026 – May 22, 2026