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A global competition is putting $200,000 on the line for students who can solve real farming problems with robots and AI. Middle schoolers through grad students now have a shot at turning their ag tech ideas into actual startups.
A Dubai robotics team made history by becoming the first UAE squad to win an international FIRST Tech Challenge Premier Event. The achievement is even more impressive because Team ORBIT formed just six months ago.
The U.S. Department of Transportation just launched a $1.5 million competition to find the best robotics ideas that could transform America's roads, runways, and railroads. Innovators nationwide have until August 2026 to submit their game-changing proposals.
Young innovators across Africa can now compete for $120,000 in prizes by showcasing their artificial intelligence and robotics projects. The continental competition aims to position African youth at the forefront of technological innovation.
A small charter school in southern Utah just beat out much larger programs to take home not one, but two state robotics championships. Three teams from Vista School are now heading to the world competition in Missouri.
A middle school robotics team from Richmond County, Virginia just tied for first place at the region's premier STEM competition. Four students and their coaches beat out 35 teams to claim top honors at the Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren.
Chisholm Middle School in Oklahoma is proving that small town students can compete in cutting-edge robotics competitions. Under Principal Robin Eckert's leadership, the school's growing STEM program is giving middle schoolers hands-on experience building and programming robots.
Middle school students from two California districts showcased their engineering skills at a robotics competition where they built, coded, and explained their creative solutions. The event brought young innovators together to solve puzzles and share their passion for STEM.