The development of intellectual skills is always a topical issue among scholars. At the same time, the rapid development of information technology allows them to actively involve them in the process of forming new methods and forms of organization of educational activities. Since future specialists must receive knowledge at the junction of certain scientific fields, in particular natural sciences, it is necessary to look for new approaches that will allow it to be done. One such modern approach is STEM-education. The most successful introduction of STEM education in the learning process is robotics. The article presents the results of a pedagogical experiment, which made it possible to conclude that the use of robotics in the educational activities of adolescents is appropriate in solving problems of improving intellectual development.