Events

The VEX Robotics competition prepares students to become future innovators with 95% of participants reporting an increased interest in STEM subject areas and pursuing STEM-related careers. Tournaments are held year-round at the regional, state, and national levels and culminate at the VEX Robotics World Championship each April!

Join us on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 for the 10th annual Beyond the Cradle: Envisioning a New Space Age at the MIT Media Lab. Together with Astronauts from around the world, cutting‑edge scientists, founders, and creatives, we will shape the future of the new frontier. Panels include "Next Generation Space Stations", "Our SciFi Space Future", "Orbital BioLab and Biotech Entrepreneurship in Space." We are also excited to announce the first ever winner of the Aurelia Prize in Design for Space Urbanism. Speakers include Katya Echazarreta (Citizen Astronaut) Victor Glover (Pilot, NASA Artemis II Astronaut), Sally Kornbluth (MIT President), Ken Liu (Sci-fi Author & Translator for Three Body Problem), Mary Robinette Kowal (Sci-fi Author), among many others. Engage with companies like Vast, Axiom, Starlab, and Varda, or catch startups like Rendezvous Robotics, LambdaVision, Stoke Space, and Overview Energy during our Lightning Talks session.

Students have the opportunity to explore 20 exhibits focused on AI, Cyber Security, and Data Analytics, challenging themselves to decode various elements. The summit will feature interactive displays and workshops designed to familiarize middle and high school students with the growing career paths in AI, Cyber Security and Data Analytics that are essential for our nation.

We aspire to be in the life-changing business for students, teachers, and the curious at any age. By nurturing their innate curiosity, we seek to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Featuring role models—both heroic individuals and the region’s world-class research organizations—INFINITY aims to nurture a populace that supports national commitments to basic scientific research

There’s so much to see and do at the Cosmosphere, with new exhibits and experiences launching all the time. Start with the Hall of Space Museum, which holds some of the most famous space artifacts from history, including a genuine Atlas Booster Engine and a mission control console used during the moon landing.

McWane Science Center will be celebrating robotics all week long with daily, hands-on activities. Build circuits, program robots, and complete coding challenges in our Tinker Shop and Workshop. On Saturday, April 11th, join us for a battle bot competition hosted by Rocket City Combat Robots. All programming is free with the purchase of museum admission. Check out our website calendar closer to April for the daily program schedule and follow us on social media for reminders about our first battle bot competition.

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center’s mission is to inspire every generation to reach for the stars, through engaging, artful and entertaining activities that explore astronomy, aviation, the Earth, and space science.

We are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to you for the 2026 7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Control (AIRC), slated to take place from April 8–10, 2026, at Georgia Southern University (Armstrong Campus) in Savannah, GA, USA. Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Control Systems are dynamic, rapidly evolving fields that lie at the intersection of technological innovation and scientific discovery. Over the years, these domains have undergone remarkable transformations—driven by increasing computational power, an explosion of data, and a deeper understanding of intelligent frameworks.

Build to your heart’s content every Monday afternoon. Drop by the Imaginarium anytime between 3–5 PM and create fantastic Lego structures!

Discover the magic of huge blue blocks and felt magna tiles. Kids can visit anytime between 11 am-2 pm to build and dream up giant creations all while learning about STEM education. Brought to you by Families First and the Appleseed Foundation.

Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”

Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”

Let's get the LEGOS out and BUILD something!! Come and join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays to create and build using LEGOS! Whatever you create will be on display until the next time we meet...and then we start AGAIN!

Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”

Combining the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. We call FIRST Robotics Competition the ultimate Sport for the Mind. High-school student participants call it “the hardest fun you’ll ever have.”