How Robotics and Coding Platforms Support STEM Learning Here are five reasons to use a robotics, coding and computing platform to attract and keep more students interested in STEM subjects and careers. By Nikki Meador 10/26/20 I’ve been a career and technical education (CTE) project facilitator for about three years and was previously a teacher. In 2017, a colleague brought us the CoderZ online coding, robotics, and computing platform and said, "You really need to see this." We logged in, played around with the platform a bit, and really liked it — so much so that we wrote a grant that helped fund our first year of using the platform.