Robotics Classes for Richmond-Area Families

The footer, the contact page, and the Google Business Profile all name the same place: Turtleback Robotics Academy, 6815 Commons Dr, Prince George, VA 23875. The service area line is “Tri-Cities and Richmond metro.” That sentence means Richmond-area families are invited to the Prince George lab. It does not mean a classroom inside Richmond city limits. If a directory lists another address, it is not the address this website publishes.

Published hours are Mon–Fri 4:00–7:00 PM; Sat and Sun closed. Phone is (804) 434-0470. Email is robotics@turtlebackrobotics.com. The building is described as near the Prince George Government Center. Use the Google profile linked on this page for the map pin the owner confirmed. This page will not invent neighborhoods, school names, or a travel time from any part of Richmond.

In-person class is where students use academy gear. The home page says in-person classes include that gear, and groups are 10–12 students. Work includes wiring, coding, and design, with staff supervision. For ages 6–12, after school is the weekday program. Weekly Class Membership is one instructional hour and renews automatically. VIP Membership is six hours across any three available days and renews automatically. Full After-School is five weekdays, 4–7 PM, 15 hours, ages 6–12, for the stated school-year term, charged weekly.

Friday internal competitions are extra time for those members, and non-members can still register on the product page when a date is open. Summer camp adds three tracks at the same address: Lego Build Challenge for ages 6–12, Homemade Drone Builder for ages 6–12 and 12+, and Autonomous Vehicle Challenge for ages 12+. A birthday visit is up to 14 guests and about 2 to 3 hours, scheduled with the team rather than dropped into the weekly membership. Those visits are the reason a Richmond family would travel to Prince George: the tools and the room are there.

Online Robotics Lab does not ask anyone to travel. It is for ages 8–16. Each offering is a six-week course with one live 60-minute session each week and a maximum of six students. The work is software-first: coding, simulation, and projects. Sessions are listed in Eastern Time. The Program Catalog is where dates, times, seats, and prices appear. The course page is explicit that the catalog remains the source for purchasing.

A Richmond family with a student under 8 does not have this online option. The published online age floor is 8. Younger students are in the in-person pathways, starting with Discover Builders at ages 6–8. A student 12 or older who wants team projects should also read Teen Robotics & Competition Club. That club is interest-based. The page says the academy is gathering interest for sessions and competition opportunities, so a Richmond family should ask what is actually open instead of assuming a team is seated.

Use age first. Pathways run Discover Builders (6–8), Foundations Robotics (8–10), Code & Build (10–12), and Challenge League (12–16). Those descriptions live on the Learning Pathways page and are not buttons you buy. Then pick the container: after school, camp, a party, the teen club, or the online course. Then open the Program Catalog and read the terms before payment. The Parent Portal is where the account, the student record, and the charge happen.

If you only need a question answered, the contact page is enough. It includes the address, the phone, the email, a contact form, and a trial-class booking link. Bring the student’s age and whether you want the Prince George lab or the online course. Staff can confirm fit. They cannot confirm a Richmond drive time from this website, because that number is not published.