UX Lead, UI Designer
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2021-2022
Making kids robotics programs affordable, accessible, educational, fair and fun
Project
Revolution Robotics
Year
2021-22
Team
Borbala German (UX Researcher)
Designing for independence
Research with real users
Iterative validation
45 kids involved
A scalable new experience
Revolution Robotics Foundation, founded in 2018, is a non-profit organization dedicated to making robotics education affordable, accessible, and fun for kids. They approached us to redesign their outdated mobile app, a key part of their mission to inspire the next generation of young engineers.
I joined the project as the UX Lead and UI Designer, working closely with an exceptional UX Researcher over the course of seven months. My role spanned from leading client communication and facilitating workshops to creating interactive prototypes and designing the final user interface.
Our goal was to reimagine the app experience — keeping it flexible and educational while reducing unnecessary complexity. Above all, we wanted to design an app that kids aged 8–14 could navigate independently, confidently building and programming robots without needing constant help from parents or instructors.
Through discovery workshops and early research, we gained a deep understanding of the brand’s mission, business goals, and user needs.
We conducted usability testing with kids aged 8–14 to evaluate the existing app, uncover pain points, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Kids had a difficult time to follow the onboarding flow within the app
Kids loved navigation of the control center, but they were asking for a way to watch the robots through the screen
We conducted usability testing sessions throughout the project, allowing us to refine our designs iteratively based on user feedback. This approach ensured that our designs and decisions were thoroughly tested and validated, leading to improved product usability.
Prototypes were developed and iteratively improved, starting with the most complex flow, the robot configuration.
This challenging flow was usability tested with kids experience with robotics, including remote testing with children whose first language was English and also for further flows, parents of kids without robotics experience were recruited via Facebook advertising.
A total of 11 prototypes were tested by the end of the project.
For live testing sessions with kids, we prepared food, drink and a little gift, which was a special part for your robotics kit - provided by the company
The outcome was a complete transformation of the app: a restructured information architecture, a refreshed UI and brand direction, and a cohesive design system to support future scalability.
I’ve created a comprehensive design library that helped engineers continue to work on implementing new features in the future.
In total, we tested our designs with 45 kids, ensuring the final product was not only intuitive and fun but also genuinely empowering for young users learning to build and code robots on their own.
By the end of the project
Adam Weber
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