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Buy a Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchise

Brooklyn Robot Foundry is a children’s STEAM education franchise built around hands-on, screen-free robotics and engineering classes for kids roughly aged 2 to 14. Founded in 2011 by Jenny Young in Brooklyn and franchising since 2022, the brand remains founder-led as it builds out its first wave of territory owners across the country.

The model is mobile rather than location-based. Instead of running a fixed center, franchisees bring programs to schools, after-school sites, camps, community centers, parties and other venues where children already gather. Owners work from a modest office that holds inventory and staff, and manage a roster of trained teachers who deliver the classes, freeing the owner to focus on local partnerships, scheduling and growth.

Franchisees operate exclusive territories and draw on a pre-built system: multi-year curricula, individually packed project kits assembled and shipped by the corporate production team, teacher lesson plans and a custom class-registration platform. The network is still small and emerging, which makes territory selection and local execution central to how each unit performs.

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Why buy a Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchise?

Buying a Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise offers entry into children’s STEAM enrichment, a category families continue to prioritise even when budgets tighten. The brand’s screen-free, hands-on positioning gives it a clear identity in a crowded after-school market, and its low-overhead mobile model avoids the cost and lease commitment of a fixed center.

Because corporate assembles and ships project kits and supplies curricula and lesson plans, much of the operational complexity an independent STEAM provider would face is already handled, letting an owner concentrate on building school and community relationships. Exclusive territories protect a unit’s local market, and the registration platform standardises how families sign up. For a resale buyer, an established unit may already carry venue partnerships, a teaching team and a customer base that a new territory would take seasons to build.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2011

    • Franchising Since

      2015

    • New Startup Cost

      $90,634 – $145,817

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $38,500

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $2,500

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      3%

      of Gross Revenue

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      10

    • New Units Opened *

      6

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Brooklyn Robot Foundry – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    New owners complete 127.5 hours of classroom training and can typically be running classes around 12 weeks after signing. Ongoing support includes pre-built multi-year curricula, teacher lesson plans, and project kits assembled and shipped by the corporate production team, plus a custom class-registration platform and marketing help across social media, SEO and email, alongside field operations support. Resale buyers should confirm with Brooklyn Robot Foundry what transfer training and registration-system access carry over to incoming ownership.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits a hands-on local operator who enjoys building relationships with schools, camps and community organisations and is comfortable recruiting and managing a roster of part-time teachers. No engineering or teaching background is required, since curricula, kits and training are provided, but owners should be organised about scheduling and logistics and motivated by community impact and children's education. Sales and local-partnership instincts matter more than technical skill, suiting energetic, people-focused entrepreneurs who want to stay active in their territory.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Brooklyn Robot Foundry has earned early third-party recognition as it expands: Entrepreneur named it among its Top New & Emerging Franchises in 2025, Inc. Magazine recognised it in Best in Business 2024, and Franchise Dictionary Magazine listed it among its 100 Game Changers in 2024. The brand is also known for its screen-free, hands-on teaching approach and community focus. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reputation, venue relationships and family reviews.

  4. Industry / Market

    Brooklyn Robot Foundry sits in the US after-school and enrichment market, where program providers generate roughly $21 billion in annual revenue. Demand for STEAM learning is supported by dual-income families, schools' emphasis on science and engineering skills, and parents' growing preference for screen-free, hands-on activities. Enrichment bookings follow the school calendar, with summer camps and holiday programs smoothing seasonality. For resale buyers, local demand depends heavily on a territory's school density and family demographics.

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