Robotics and control theory education at schools has been shown to provide some interesting results and forms a community of people who are keen on robotics since their secondary school. The paper presents an overview of a unique experience of Robotics Center for schoolchildren and its activities and describes the outcomes: courses for children and adults, organizing competitions, robotics camps and quests. Collaboration with universities is also shown to enhance its efficiency. (C) 2017, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Hosting by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.