Events

Welcome to the CREATE Foundation U.S. Open Robotics Championship. The U.S. Open has grown into one of the largest robotics tournaments in the world and we hope you can join us this year. We expect the 2022 U.S. Open to be the biggest and best yet. Regular season tournaments from around the world are qualifiers for this signature event. We wish all teams the very best of luck.

Calling all high schoolers! Come celebrate National Robotics Week with us! Join Turner's Innovation team on Wednesday, April 6 to explore how robots are changing the game in construction. We will reveal what's now and next in construction robotics and share our experience testing Boston Dynamics' Spot - one of the worlds most advanced mobile robots. The program will also showcase the skillsets required for the next generation of tech-savvy construction professionals. The 30-minute webinar is open to all high-school aged students with an interest in robotics and/or the construction industry. Please register using the link below.

Dallas ISD's goal is to provide a rare opportunity for students in grades K-5, where engineering, creativity, and problem-solving emerge together in one engaging experience. The students will program robots and get revved up about reading. Dallas ISD will be providing hands-on robotic experiences at several campuses.

The College of Engineering started Discover Engineering Days to introduce middle school students (grades 6-8) and their teachers to the various fields in engineering and the engineering programs offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The event is hosted by the college's outreach organization and is filled with hands-on activities that apply engineering habits of the mind such as collaborative, problem solving, creative, and critical thinking skills.

A new approach to robotics-Innovative helper and assistive robots mark ASU’s celebration of National Robotics Week

RoboSource is an exhibition highlighting our Associated Network and Partners who are suppliers, manufacturers, service and solution providers in the robotics and hardware prototyping space. This event will introduce you to a network of resources focused on helping grow and scale hardware intensive companies. The event is free and open to the public, but particularly focused on startups and scaling technology companies. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robosource-tickets-265995769507

Turn your child’s love of LEGO into a passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Instructors inspire students to become engineers, programmers, inventors and entrepreneurs.

Come visit the Institute for Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University. We will have talks on human-robot interaction, videos, and hands on demonstrations of robotic systems. You will have the opportunity to talk with scientists and engineers in the field of robotics. Advanced registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ier-open-house-all-time-slots-203519?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Team 492 will be participating at Districts alongside 50 other teams!

Coding Literacy, Robotics Missions & Engineering Challenges

National Robotics Challenge began as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Robotic Technology and Engineering Challenge in1986, under the guidance and inspiration of Tom Meravi, Associate Professor from Northern Michigan University and the late Dr. James Hannemann. The competitions developed into one of the premier robotics and engineering events in the nation. Tragically, Dr. Hannemann passed away suddenly in July 2001, and in 2003, SME announced that the organization was unable to continue sponsorship of the event. Most thought that this was the end, but as with all things, every end can be a new beginning. This new beginning was realized by three educators from Marion, Ohio. On the bus ride from Rochester to Marion, Ed Goodwin, Ritch Ramey, and Tad Douce discussed the possibilities and support that existed in their community for this type of event. In 2004 the name was changed from SME/RTEC to the National Robotics Challenge. From its humble beginning, with two work cells and two pick and place competitions, the competition now offers twelve robotics contests with over 1100 participants from 14 states!

Unknown Mission Challenge: Mission tasks will be totally unknown until the day of competition

FIRST UT Robotics holds a large robotics competition each spring at the Maverik Center. We have over forty high school teams (from Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, California, Hawaii and Wyoming ) coming with their mentors and parents. Free to attend.

Celebrate National Robotics Week with our Robot Block Party featuring cool 'bots and mecha-stars presented by area robotics groups. Learn what they can do and how they do it—and discover how robots are increasingly becoming part of everyday life.

The mission of FIRST® is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership.