---
title: 'Java Programming for Robotics'
url: 'https://robot.mbhs.edu/community/gbt'
markdown: 'https://robot.mbhs.edu/community/gbt.md'
date: '2026-06-26'
description: 'Java programming for robotics with FRC Team 449, the Blair Robot Project — learning to code competition robots through our community classes.'
---

# Java Programming for Robotics

## George B. Thomas Learning Academy

As a long-term outreach initiative, our team has begun teaching Java programming lessons to students at the George B. Thomas Learning Academy, a Saturday school primarily for underserved youth.

## Java Programming with Robotics Applications

The aim of this course is to teach, from zero coding experience, all the Java necessary to program a robot.

- Students learn to code in Java—one of the most popular, versatile, and influential programming languages
- No programming experience required!
- Taught by members of The Blair Robot Project's programming subteam
- Time permitted, students will write and test code for a robot using WPILib, FRC's coding library
- Classes are Saturdays 11:30AM-1:30PM from September to April at Montgomery Blair High School
- Prerequisites: Students must be in middle or high school and have completed Math 6
- Class is at no additional cost to students already registered with GBTLA! 
    - Otherwise, registration is an affordable $85, or $40 for FARMS students
- [Register here!](https://www.saturdayschool.org/register/) Registration is open around the beginnging of September
- Contact [blair.robot@gmail.com](mailto:blair.robot@gmail.com?subject=GBT%20Java%20Class%20Question) with any questions

 ![WPILib](https://robot.mbhs.edu/user/images/wpilib_drive_command.PNG)

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