BATU KAWAN: A group of Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Terengganu (SAHUT) students made the country proud when their robot creation, named ‘ADEK’ was selected to represent Malaysia at the FIRST Global Challenge competition in Singapore last October. Team captain Khayra Zokree said they were still proud to have represented Malaysia at the international stage and compete against other participants from over 190 countries even though they only placed 85th in the contest, adding that it was good experience for them as they were exposed to the fields of Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (STEM).
(Translated from Spanish) A long trip of approximately 36 hours took five young people to live the most fascinating experience, representing Guatemala as the National Robotics Team in the FIRST Global Challenge 2023, an Olympic-sized championship, which took place in Singapore from October 7 to 10, in which they were ranked 10th in Latin America. The selection has the endorsement of the National Secretariat of Science and Technology and soon another group will travel to Mexico City to represent Guatemala in the Continental Robomatrix category.
loop logo The Cayman Islands National Robotics Team returned home ranked 89th (out of 191 teams) after travelling to Singapore for the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in early October. FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a global organisation focussed on inspiring young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators. Joining the programme in 2018, previous Cayman National Robotics Teams competed in Mexico, Dubai and Switzerland. This year’s challenge saw participating teams explore the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source through a unique robotics challenge themed “Hydrogen Horizons.”
https://www.stvincenttimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/logo_stVincentTimes_580x150_color-st_black-text.png The robotics team from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) finished 67th out of 191 countries in the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge (FGC), which was held in Singapore from October 7th to 10th under the topic “Hydrogen Horizons.” This was a significant increase on their last result in 2022, when they finished 80th out of 192 countries. The accomplishment not only illustrates SVG’s growing significance in the field of robotics, but it also emphasises the need of cultivating and supporting young talent in STEM subjects.
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Peace Corps Vanuatu staff served as mentors to five ni-Vanuatu youth and supported their participation into the Global Robotics Challenge held in Singapore from October 6-10. The Global Robotics Challenge was organized by FIRST Global, a United States-based nonprofit organization that is committed to inspiring science, technology, and innovation in young people from all nations and increasing understanding and cooperation. One high school team from every nation is invited to participate in the annual event.

The 2023 FIRST Global Challenge has concluded in the vibrant city of Singapore, after high school students from nearly 200 countries collaboratively competed in a spirited, intellectual and creative battle within the realm of robotics. This seventh annual international robotics competition took place in Southeast Asia for the first time, held October 7-10, 2023 at the Singapore Expo. This exhilarating four-day event was conceived and organized by FIRST Global, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering scientific leadership and technological innovation among young minds worldwide. The 2023 Challenge helped made possible through the support of title sponsor Lam Research, a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry.

24 October 2024 - Unified National Networks Sdn Bhd (UNN) proudly sponsored Hydrostar, a team comprising of 5 local talented students from various secondary schools in the FIRST Global Challenge held in Singapore from 7-10 October 2023. This sponsorship underscores the organisation’s commitment to support programmes that empowers the youths toward unlocking their potential in innovation within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field.   
(Translated from Spanish) Representing Mexico, the Botbusters robotics team, from PrepaTec Eugenio Garza Sada, won a silver medal at the FIRST Global Challenge 2023, in Singapore. During the competition, which brought together 191 countries and was held from October 7 to 10, the team won the Ustad Ahmad Lahori award , which recognizes innovation in engineering .
star news (Translated from Dutch) The national Suriname Robotics Team achieved second place for the Katherine Johnson Award for Engineering Documentation in Singapore. To qualify for this award, countries had to submit an Engineering Notebook in accordance with certain criteria. The Notebook describes the entire process from robot design, testing to final delivery, including game strategy. Gold went to team Jamaica and bronze to team Indonesia.
https://wicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hard-Oblong-300x78.png St Kitts and Nevis: Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew showed his immense support to the director of the Robotics Association as they embarked on a groundbreaking mission to Singapore. During their official trip, the directors will engage with representatives from more than 190 countries, fostering international relations and networking opportunities.
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/wp-content/themes/dnobootstrap/images/DNO-Logo.png Lead mentor for the Dominica robotics team, Kodie Jean-Jacques, got the Outstanding Mentor Award along with nine other outstanding mentors from around the world in the FIRST Global “Robotics Olympics” Challenge in Singapore. The FIRST Global Challenge is an annual Olympics-style robotics competition that allows pre-university students from around the world to engineer competition-style robots. At the event, a team of Dominican students from the Dominica Grammar School, and the Dominica State College competed with robotics teams from over 190 nations.
L'essentiel: Das schnellste Newsportal für News aus Luxemburg & Welt (Translated from French) “Everything happened very quickly! None of this was planned for the start of the school year!” says Jérôme Metzler, who supervises the MS20 makerspace at the Lycée Vauban. However, a few weeks later, on October 4, three students from his group, Emile, Pablo and Thibault, flew to Singapore, to participate in the world final of the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) Olympic robotics competition, where 191 nations were represented.
(Translated from Arabic) The Yemeni team participating in the First Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence World Championship won the SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD last Tuesday in Singapore. This participation, in which more than 190 countries are competing, which began at the beginning of this October, comes with the participation of a team of Yemeni students under the patronage of the Minister of Education, Tariq Al-Akbari, and under the supervision of the Gifted Academy Foundation.
Elnashra news (Translated from Arabic) The “Technogeex” team, the only representative of Lebanon in the “FIRST Global Challenge 2023” tournament, won first place - a gold medal in the “New Technology Experience” category and the “FIRST Global Innovators Award." More than 160 countries participated in this category, and the scientific research of the TechnoGeex team was chosen as the best research in the field of alternative energy.
logo The winners of the FIRST Global Challenge robotics championship have returned from Singapore. Students from the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Almaty achieved record-breaking results, outperforming competitors from 191 countries. Kazakhstan’s robotics team retained their championship title, which they previously secured in Geneva last year. The team was coached by Bekzat Inkarov.
The Romanian robotics team, Team Romania – Delta Force – returns with two Olympic medals and two prizes from the FIRST Global Challenge – Global Robotics Olympiad – Singapore 2023. The Robotics Team of Romania won the bronze medal for innovation in engineering at the World Robotics Olympiad FIRST Global Challenge, category “Ustad Ahmad Lahori Award for Innovation in Engineering”, presenting a creative and innovative project in the competition and convincing the jury that the robot built it was a technical solution worthy of consideration! The robot invented by the team members proved to be highly appreciated by the jurors, here the education and information accumulated by the students in the National High School of Informatics in Arad can be found!
Image A team of four students from the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Secondary School Programme won a silver medal at the October 7-10 FIRST Global Challenge international robotics competition held in Singapore.
Khmer Times A team of five students from E2STEM in Phnom Penh has secured the bronze medal in the Overall Winners category on Wednesday at the thrilling 2023 FIRST Global Challenge held in Singapore from October 7 to 10 at the Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre. Over four days of intense communication, collaboration, and competition, E2STEM’s talents shone brightly. Their dedication to excellence was a beacon of inspiration throughout the competition, aligning perfectly with the core values of E2STEM and FIRST Global Challenge.
https://revista.elarcondeclio.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Logo-Revista-Blanco.webp (Translated from Spanish) The company Educabot announced that the team from the Tomas Alva Edison School (Mendoza) reached second place in the FIRST Global Challenge, a competition that brought together teams from 191 countries from October 7 to 10.
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D4D3DAQFrPRivQ9AZjA/image-scale_191_1128/0/1690395866499/our_today_cover?e=1699660800&v=beta&t=sTgV_Bkk_K0wGnqIKvqPL86cb-6Ry815xGRIhEXv3Q4 The 2023 FIRST Global Challenge, themed ‘Hydrogen Horizons,’ an annual competition dubbed the “Olympics” of the robotics world, came to a conclusion in Singapore, with students and experts from the Caribbean standing out among 191 nations showcasing their talent, innovation, and commitment to sustainable energy solutions. The event ran from October 7 – 10 and witnessed an impressive display of teamwork, creativity, and technological prowess. The competition focused on exploring the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source, challenging participants to design and build robots capable of producing, storing, transporting, and converting hydrogen.
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s robotics team achieved record-breaking results at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore, the largest robotics championship, retaining their championship title, which they previously secured in Geneva last year, reported the Kazakh Ministry of Education on Oct. 11. According to Asylbek Murzakhmetov, the head of the USTEM Foundation, the team was carefully selected from a pool of 200 students across Kazakhstan during the national selection process. “The team not only set a world record for the highest number of points but also received accolades from the judges for their exceptional international cooperation. Kazakhstan’s reputation in the field of robotics continues to rise year by year,” he said.
(Translated from Spanish) "Team Peru," represented by the talented students of the Domingo Savio school in Arequipa, had an outstanding participation in the International Robotics Olympics, FIRST Global Challenge, which took place from October 7 to 10 in Singapore. The five Peruvian schoolchildren competed with students from 191 countries representing Peru and reached good positions in the ranking of the international robotics competition, FIRST Global Challenge, whose main theme for 2023 was “Hydrogen Horizons.”
Today, Team Belize returned from Singapore as silver medallists, second only to China, after competing in the FIRST Global Challenge 2023. Team Belize was selected from over one hundred and ninety participating countries to win the Zheng Heng Award in Engineering Design Excellence. The award is given to teams whose robot exhibits excellent engineering and displays elegance and effectiveness during the challenge. This award looks to recognize the most effective overall robot designs. A News Five crew was at the P.G.I.A. and Duane Moody reports.
https://www.azorobotics.com/themes/Standard/images/full_site_logo.png In a breathtaking showdown against 190 countries, Moldova's Robotics Team has once again made its nation proud by clinching the GOLD medal in the Innovation and Engineering category and a SILVER medal for the Renewable Energy Innovation Project at the FIRST Global 2023 held in Singapore from October 6-10. This remarkable victory follows the team's outstanding performance in 2019 when the National Robotics team secured three medals at the "FIRST Global" competition in Dubai.
After four days of intense robotics duels, Team Venezuela clinched the overall Einstein Award, given to the team with the best combination of in-tournament performance and that exemplifies values of the FIRST Global community. To round up FIRST Global Challenge 2023 in Singapore, CNA’s Yasmin Jonkers spoke to Sofia Parra, Captain of Team Venezuela, along with Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST Global, to go over what transpired and discuss the importance of getting the next generation of innovators from different countries to build lasting relationships.
(Translated from Spanish) The Chilean Embassy in Singapore is proud to highlight the participation of a team of 5 young Chilean students in the FIRST Global Challenge 2023 competition, held in Singapore between October 7 and 10. The international event brought together young people from 192 countries around the world in an Olympic-style robotics competition, whose objectives are to promote technological solutions to global challenges.
VietNamNet (Translated from Vietnamese) The Vietnamese team has just won the first Gold Medal in history participating in the World Robotics Tournament (FIRST Global Challenge - FGC). On the evening of October 10, the Vietnamese team excellently won the first Gold Medal in the country's history at the FGC World Robotics tournament.
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Great minds from around the world came together to exchange ideas on how to solve issues threatening our planet - among them, were six students from Guam, representing the island in Singapore. Six brilliant young minds, all from Guam Department of Education high schools, are on their way to represent Team Guam for the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge.  The international FGC event bringing together over 190 countries to discuss ideas on how to address global issues, utilizing their passion for robotics.
A team of young refugees and students from China, Eritrea and Vietnam have clinched the top prize in an "Olympic-style" robotics tournament held in Singapore. They edged out representatives from more than 180 countries in what is known as the FIRST Global Challenge.
Le N'Djam Post (Translated from French) In the international robotics competition in Singapore, the Chadian team of FIRST Global has placed fifth place out of 191 countries. The team was thus qualified for the playoffs of the competition. With this advancement, Chad is among the 30 countries qualified for the playoffs of the FIRST Global Challenge 2023. The team will play in alliance 8 with French Guiana, Venezuela and Latvia.
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FIVE Zimbabwean students are in Singapore for this year’s edition of the First Global Challenge of the international robotics competitions. The five team members are Tanatswa Taremba, Tinashe Kwiri, Christwish Ushewokunze, Natalie Mupotaringa and Tavonga Musariri from Tynwald High, Queen Elizabeth and Rusape’s Milestone College, respectively. The students, who were drawn from Harare and Manicaland provinces, will join other high school students from 196 countries.

https://www.ntn24.com/__assets/images/logo.png (Translated from Spanish) A delegation of young students from the state of Zulia won the gold medal for Venezuela in the First Global Challenge robotics world championship, held in Singapore. The excitement of the young people was immediate, and they ran to the podium shouting, jumping and crying with happiness upon hearing the tune "En Venezuela" when the final result was read. "Venezuela is the World Robotics Champion! We are very proud to know that #TeamVenezuela won the gold medal Albert Einstein Award for First Global International Excellence," wrote the governor of Zulia.
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/sites/all/themes/gleaner/logo.png Jamaica's team won gold at the Robotics Olympics in Singapore. The team topped the competition, held from October 7-10, to win the Kathrine Johnson Award for engineering documentation. The award is named after African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson, dubbed the human computer, who helped to calculate aeronautics that helped guide the return of astronauts John Glen and Alan Shepard to Earth from space.
(Translated from French) A young team of passionate and talented innovators, representing Algeria at the international level, took part this Saturday in the official launch ceremony of the FIRST Global Challenge 2023 competition, which is being held in Singapore from October 7 to 10 and where teams from more than 191 countries participate in a global robotics event organized by the American non-profit FIRST Global. Raid Ghomeriani, STEM Educating Specialist at World Learning Algeria, supervises from his office in Ouargla the trip to Singapore of the Algerian team made up respectively of Achraf Meguellati, 26 years old, STEM Educating Specialist and president of the Algerian delegation, Meriem Slimani, 19 years old, STEM supervisor, Khadija Goudjil, 17 years old, Marwan Akli, 17 years old, Raneem Djakboub, 16 years old, Younes Khadir, 16 years old, and Mohammed Kaddouri, 16 years old, captain of the team. Team Algeria 2023 is made up of a group of talented and ingenious students selected to represent our country at this prestigious event.
No photo description available. SINGAPORE – Team Guyana Robotics, an inspiring all-girls field team, is turning heads and making waves at the prestigious First Global Challenge here in Singapore. The team, currently standing strong in the top 20 rankings, is set to potentially enter the playoffs in a blaze of glory. The road to success hasn’t been without its bumps. After suffering two initial losses, the team found themselves in a precarious position. However, the silver lining was that their individual game scores remained impressive, ensuring a place within the top 50 after the opening day.
CNA spoke to several teams that travelled far and wide to Singapore for the competition on their journey and aspirations. Students from 191 nations have gathered in Singapore for an international robotics tournament highlighting the importance of renewable energy and its potential to create a better future. Into its seventh edition, the annual FIRST Global Challenge is being hosted in Southeast Asia for the first time at the Singapore Expo from Oct 7 to 10. This year’s focus is on hydrogen, with teams building a robot and navigating it through a simulated environment to produce the resource. In the spirit of fostering global cooperation, teams will compete against and also work with each other in randomly assigned alliances. Organisers said this will highlight the competition's core value of encouraging collaboration beyond borders. CNA spoke to several teams that travelled far and wide to Singapore for the competition on their journey and aspirations.
https://pasopacifico.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ElSalvador.com-logo.png (Translated from Spanish) This is the fifth time that young people from the Salvador del Mundo Foundation (FUSALMO) are participating and will represent El Salvador in the FIRST Global Challenge World Robotics competition, held in Singapore from October 7 to 10 of this year. The young people who will participate in the competition along with their mentors who prepared them in the competition and will be in charge in Singapore, Sitting, Nelson Marroquín, Roberto Carlos Sánchez (standing from left to right) Fátima López, technology educator, Erick Zelaya, Astrid Orellana, Marisol Orantes and Ricardo Gálvez, coordinate STEAM of FUSALMO.
https://www.cookislandsnews.com/wp-content/themes/cinews/layout/cook-island-news-logo-2.png The Cook Islands Robotics team has overcome a jittery start to get their campaign underway at the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore this weekend. The Cook Islands Robotics team has overcome a jittery start to get their campaign underway at the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore this weekend.
Teams from more than 190 countries will compete in the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore – the first time the competition is held in Southeast Asia. An international robotics competition that kicked off in Singapore on Saturday (Oct 7) has been a “springboard” for the growth of robotics in some participating countries, said its organiser. Held until Oct 10, the annual robotics event organised by US-based non-profit group FIRST Global will bring together thousands of students from 191 countries to compete in a contest that highlights the importance of renewable energy and its potential to create a better future for all.
GHANA’S youth robotics team is set, after feverish preparations, to compete in Singapore, October 7-10th, 2023, at FIRST Global, an annual Olympic-style international robotics competition that brings together youth from all around the world to share their passion for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
https://www.sibconline.com.sb/wp-content/uploads/Banner-1.png Five students from Woodford International School in Honiara left the country today to represent Solomon Islands at the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore. This Global Robotics competition is hosted annually by the non-profit organization, FIRST Global, which this year will be bringing together students from over 190 countries to compete in the challenge. The 2023 FIRST Global Challenge will focus on the role of hydrogen in the planet’s renewable energy and reduced carbon future.
Five Calgary high school students are heading to Singapore this week to test their new robot against others from around the world. But they're not representing Canada. They'll be carrying the flag for the small East African country of Eritrea. "It definitely means a lot to our families and the community," said team member Adonai Habte, who was born in Canada to a family that moved here from Eritrea.
Concord, NH – On the evening of Wednesday, October 4, Governor Chris Sununu will depart New Hampshire for international travel. The Governor will first travel to Kuwait to visit the New Hampshire National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment, which is deployed to Central Command (CENTCOM) in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. The Governor will then depart Kuwait to represent New Hampshire alongside Dean Kamen at the FIRST Global Challenge 2023 in Singapore – an Olympic-style robotics competition with 191 teams representing 190 nations from around the world. The Governor previously attended the FIRST Global Challenge in 2019 in Dubai.
  (Translated from Spanish) San José, Oct 3 (elmundo.cr) – Five promising young people from Limón will represent Costa Rica in the FIRST Global Challenge, which is a global robotics competition, and this year their challenge is to develop a project focused on the use of hydrogen.   

The students Mario Aguilar Solórzano, Aleysha Harvey McKenzie, Alejandro Rojas García, students from the Liceo Nuevo de Limón Mario Bourne Bourne; Nicol Gutiérrez García; Limón Professional Technical College; and Mariángel Cordero Aguirre; Guápiles Professional Technical College, make up the AC Makerspace Club of the American Corner of the Public Library of Limón Mayor Thomas Benjamin Lynch, are the young people who will be giving the best of their knowledge to raise the name of this country.  

At the beginning of the week, the Minister of Youth, Sports, and Transport, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, announced to the country that Belize will be one of the first countries in the world to make robotics an official national sport. In addition to robotics becoming an official sport in Belize, the National Robotics Federation was launched, with the official documentation being handed to the principal of Belize High School (BHS), Jamie Usher. For over a decade, BHS has been the only educational institution in the country to establish an unconventional after-school program, and they have proudly reaped the fruit of their labors, as they have competed in several international robotics competitions throughout those years. “Robotics wasn’t experienced by everyone, so, having it as a sport allows a lot of people who do not have the opportunity to see or hear anything about robotics to be able to be a part of this larger community that we want to manage, to ensure that there’s a lot of people that have access to the opportunities that we have at this school,” said Gustavo Carillo, Head of the BHS Department of Information Technology.
No photo description available. Twenty high school students from eleven different schools across Qatar are undergoing rigorous training sessions at Texas A&M University at Qatar, a Qatar Foundation partner university, as they prepare to represent Qatar at the FIRST Global challenge to be held in Singapore. The FIRST Global Challenge is an Olympics-style, international robotics competition that takes place in a different country each year. STEM experts from Texas A&M at Qatar are mentoring the Team Qatar is part of the STEM Hub Robotics Club (SHRC) that work at the STEM Hub at Texas A&M at Qatar, a joint initiative between Qatar National Research Fund and the university.
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/230924/uploads/stlogo2.jpg Since early July, the sounds of electrical tools and voices discussing mathematical equations have been a constant in the halls of Elizabeth Moir School. The voices in question belong to the members of the Sri Lankan team for this year’s FIRST Global Robotics Challenge. The team, comprised of 11 students from Elizabeth Moir School and 1 student from the British School in Colombo, has been preparing industriously for the upcoming competition which will take place in Singapore from October 7-10.
(Translated from French) Prime Minister Mr. Lamine Zeine Ali Mahamane received, this Friday, September 29, 2023 at his office, the Niger team at the FIRST Global Challenge international robotics competition which will be held from October 7 to 10, 2023 in Singapore (Asia). On this occasion, the Prime Minister officially presented the Niger flag to this team. It was in the presence of the Minister of Postal Communication and the Digital Economy, the Minister of National Education and the Minister of Public Health.
https://www.thevoiceslu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Voice-Digital-logo.jpg Saint Lucia’s Robotics team is gearing up to participate in the prestigious FIRST Global Competition. This global showcase of innovation and robotics excellence is scheduled to take place from October 7th to 10th, 2023 and will bring together some of the brightest young minds from around the world to Singapore. The FIRST Global Competition is an annual international robotics event that encourages and celebrates the spirit of cooperation and collaboration among young innovators. Thousands of students from more than 190 countries will compete in a thrilling game highlighting the importance of renewable energy.
https://bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/govlogo3.png A team of four students from secondary schools in the Virgin Islands will participate in the annual international Global Robotics Challenge from October 7 to 10 in Singapore. The team of students namely, Amani Brown, Denae Scatliffe-Chalwell, Jayron Gibson, all of the Elmore Stoutt High School and K’Dyah James, of the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies will join teams from around the world in the, ‘For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology’ (FIRST) Robotics Challenge. The students will be accompanied by mentors Careen Cuffy-Jules and Andre Roberts. Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro said that the Virgin Islands’ participation in this event presents an excellent opportunity for the students to showcase their talent, innovation, creativity, and problem-solving skills on an international stage.
A team of eight high school students from Nigeria has been chosen to represent their country at the upcoming First Global Challenge (FGC) in Singapore. The students, aged between 14 and 18, were selected and coached by STEM Educators in Nigeria (ASEN), an organization dedicated to promoting STEM education in the country.
(Translated from Spanish) 2022 was an atypical year for Argentina. Yes, I'm talking about the World Cup. The word "World Cup" and "Argentina" have historically had that relationship of unconditional love. The truth is that, every time the country participates in an international competition, it leaves every last drop to win the prize for the best. Neither more nor less, that is what the Mendoza students who will participate in the robotics world championship will try. The FIRST Global Challenge 2023: Hydrogen Horizons , which will take place from October 7 to 10 in Singapore. The goal of the challenge is to inspire students to explore their passions and enhance their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics ( STEAM ) to address real problems through play.
Five students from Bhutan will compete in the FIRST Global Robotic Competition in Singapore, which is themed Hydrogen Horizons, next month. They were selected based on their performance in the National Coding Competition held on July 1, 2023. Another 26 students will accompany them and the two mentors, Yonten Chophel of Daga Central School (CS) and Sonam Dorji T of Kuzhugchen Middle Secondary School. FIRST Global Robotic Competition is an international robotics competition for high school students from around the world, designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The competition intends to promote international understanding and cooperation, which is held every year, said one of the mentors, Yonten Chophel.
HOME - maliweb.net (Translated from French) From October 7 to 10 in Singapore, national robotics teams will compete in the “FIRST Global Challenge”. For this edition, delegations from 190 countries including Mali are expected. The teams are working on the theme of “the importance of renewable energies,” and their potential to create a better future for all. After Geneva last year, Mali will be in Singapore this year. On site, the Mali team nicknamed the “Black Panthers” will have the opportunity to compete against the best teams in the world. Our national team is made up of 23 members, including 14 girls, all aged 16 to 18. For four months now, young people have been preparing the competition to send five of its best members to FIRST Global Challenge 2023 who will defend the colors of Mali.
(Translated from Croatian) The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović spoke with the young roboticists gathered in "Team Croatia" and their mentors from the Center for Technological Development and STEM Education "Pozitron" from Rovinj. The meeting was held on the occasion of their imminent departure to the FIRST Global Challenge 2023 competition, which will be held in Singapore, so President Milanović wished them a successful placement at the competition. "Team Croatia" is a team of roboticists made up of high school students from several cities in Istria, including Marija Šimunović, Stefano Poropat, Adrian Legović, Leon Matejčić and Ana Sošić, team leaders Iva Sošić and Maša Šverko, and mentors Lovro Šverko, Jelena Svilar, Lara Kukec and Alen Vinčić.
A group of four youngsters with a flair for science and technology have joined hands to represent Fiji at the FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore next month. The BulaBots Fiji team is being mentored by USP associate professor of electrical and electronic engineering Utkal Mehta. Professor Mehta said the meet was a way of preparing more students – especially young women – to join the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, which had traditionally been male-dominated. The participants are USP foundation students, and their task is to engineer a robot capable of surmounting the challenges awaiting them in Singapore.
Logo The Antigua and Barbuda Robotics team – DadliBots is proud to announce the students that are poised to take centre stage and represent Antigua and Barbuda at the annual FIRST Global Robotics Challenge (FGC) event which will is scheduled to be held from 7 – 10 October 2023. Over 190+ countries will come together in Singapore at the Singapore EXPO centre to face off in a collaborative international Olympic-styled robotics competition that will not only engage students from different backgrounds, languages, religions, and customs; but will also drive home the importance, excitement, and applicability of STEM education.
Kessiya (Translated from French) Dive into the exciting world of robotics with the exceptional IvoiRobotics team from Côte d’Ivoire. Since 2017, this team has amazed by participating brilliantly in various robotics competitions. This year, she is preparing to showcase her talent at the FIRST Global robotics competition, scheduled to take place from 7 to 10 October 2023 in Singapore, under the stimulating theme “Hydrogen Horizons”.
(Translated from Bosnian) The team of the Mostar Center for Education, Robotics, Innovation and Technology (CERIT) will represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the upcoming International Robotics Olympiad "FIRST Global Challenge 2023", which will be held in October in Singapore. A team of talented roboticists: Ana Tomić, Amina Đuderija, Ilajda Šuta, Amar Pehilj and Kenan Nuhić, under the mentorship of Anes Hadžiomerović, Armin Đidelija and Lejla Nuhić, spent an extremely productive day at the International University in Sarajevo yesterday, CERIT announced.
(Translated from French) Madagascar is proudly preparing to participate in the 7th edition of the international robotics competition “FIRST Global Challenge” (FGC), which will be held in Singapore from October 7 to 10. Under the central theme of hydrogen in renewable energy, this prestigious competition brings together young people from different countries to take on a large-scale scientific and technical challenge. Team Madagascar, nicknamed “Robotiako”, representing the island nation in this competition, comes from the STEM Club program. Made up of 5 girls and 5 boys, this dynamic and inclusive team stood out for its commitment and know-how in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Rekord Seven Centurion learners will jet off to Singapore to participate in the first global renewal and robotic challenge. Thousands of students from more than 190 countries will be showcasing their skills in highlighting the importance of renewable energy around the globe. According to SpringBots Foundation public relations officer Roxanne Reddy, the competition will be held in Singapore as it was at the forefront of sustainability initiatives making it the great choice for this year’s theme. “The competition will be held under the theme “Hydrogen Horizon”. We selected our learners based on their academic achievements and also by the love of Stem – science, technology, engineering and maths – robotics,” Reddy said.
A Nação – Jornal Independente (Translated from Portuguese) A team of three secondary school students and their mentors will represent Cabo Verde in the 7th edition of the FIRST Global 2023 Robotics Competition, organized by the International FIRST Committee Association (IFCA), known as FIRST Global, aimed at young people from secondary school, which takes place in Singapore from October 7 to 10.
US-based FIRST Global will hold the ‘Hydrogen Horizons’ robotics competition from October 7-10, 2023, designed to show students that alternatives like hydrogen can be a path to a cleaner future. FIRST Global will host the Olympic-style robotics challenge in Singapore, with students from over 190 countries being charged with navigating a robot they built themselves through a simulated environment to produce hydrogen and use it to store, transport and convert energy.
logo The FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition is currently taking place in the Kazakh capital, with 40 teams and over 200 young engineers competing in the national stage. The winners will represent the country at the final round next month in Singapore. Young talents from all over Kazakhstan are showcasing their innovations in hydrogen energy and renewable energy sources. Additionally, the school students' task is to demonstrate their robot assembly skills and practical abilities using the latest green technologies. The event also includes a separate qualification round for participants from Central Asian countries.
TOI logo Panaji: Students from Goa will be representing the country to participate in the FIRST Global Challenge – an Olympics-style international robotics competition that is taking place in Singapore from October 7 to 10. The team selected to represent India this year at FGC 2023 comprises five students who belong to Team Legogoa, a community club that has been pursuing robotics from the past six years and possess skills like robot building, 3D designing and 3D printing. “It is going to be a big deal for us, participating in an international competition among all the other countries,” said Class X student at Kendriya Vidyalaya Bambolim, Apurva Katkar – the only girl in the team of five.

In this captivating segment, the spotlight was on the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, and our teams' participation in the New Technology Experience. Relive the memories of the 2022 games and witness the genius of young minds from Teams Zimbabwe, Greece, Indonesia, and...

(Translated from Spanish) The authority highlighted that, in the last national robotics championship, there was a large presence of women "breaking patriarchal barriers" and participating in science and technology. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story (in Spanish)' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link="https://www.atb.com.bo/2023/05/12/gobierno-lanza-convocatoria-para-el-vi-torneo-nacional-de-robotica-first-global-boliv/" target="_blank" color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style=''...

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has congratulated two young Tanzanians who won a silver medal in the first Global Robotics Challenge held in Geneva, Switzerland involving more than 190 countries. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa presented Samia's message at a ceremony held to congratulate the youths, which took...

According to Ms Carolyne Ekarisiima, the company’s chief executive officer, they have been using science and robots to inspire girls in Tanzania to pursue STEM. Ms Ekyarisiima says the project has been experimented at Mengo Senior Secondary School and has been successful . Under the arrangement, girls...

(Translated from German) Six students from the Katzenstift in Stuttgart have won bronze as the German national team in an international competition. The school club does what regular lessons usually lack: making science more exciting through tinkering and trial and error. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right'...

“Through the journey of building robots, I have realised the initial part is the hardest. But once you take that first step and move to the next one, you’ll realise how far you have come,” says 16-year-old Nikhat Ahmed Khan. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right'...

Yifei “Bruce” Li enjoyed his experience at the FIRST Global Challenge so much, he returned to help mentor other young competitors In 2019, Yifei “Bruce” Li represented Team China at the FIRST Global Challenge, an annual Olympic-style robotics competition that welcomes high school competitors from more...

Team Sri Lanka is returning home from Geneva with a Gold medal after winning the Zhang Heng Award for Engineering Design, the prestigious prize for technical achievement at the FIRST Global Challenge. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link=‘https://www.ft.lk/education/Sri-Lanka-wins-Gold-at-Robotics-Olympiad-in-Geneva/10515-741771’ target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color=''...

Daniya Syed, winner of several awards and recognitions in relation to her passion for robotics and community service lead Team Australia as Captain while Haniya Syed not only contributed to the design and development of robot but also performed the role of Robot Driver at...

(Translated from Spanish) Mexican students won the Albert Einstein Award gold medal at the FIRST Global robotics Challenge held in Geneva in October. The most prestigious award of the competition was given to the Mexican delegation because their robot was the best performer during the competition and...

Education Minister Daryl Matthew has congratulated the efforts of the four-member team Dadlibots who represented the country at a robotics competition in Switzerland earlier this month. The students Teyanna Nathaniel (team leader), Ethan Bailey (engineer), Deshini Charles (programmer) and Leyla Reid (designer) competently and skillfully took...

Five Nigerian secondary school kids who formed the Nigeria team at this year’s FIRST Global Robotic Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, took the world in awe when they carted away the bronze medal for the Dr. Mae Jemison Award for International Unity. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story'...

POHNPEI, Micronesia (Habele) — The robotics team from Pohnpei Island Central School returned from the FIRST Global international robotics Challenge in Switzerland with the title of “First among small countries,” and a story to encourage their peers across the Federated States of Micronesia. [button size='medium' style=''...

FIRST Global Team Brunei Darussalam 2022 completed their best-ever performance at the 2022 FIRST Global robotics competition by being placed 88th, an improvement of 24 places from 112 in 2019. The team also won the social media challenge. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-robotics-team-excels-in-intl-competition/'...

(Translated from Russian) The team from Moldova won in the Engineering Innovations category. The video shows the robot they created. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story (in Russian)' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://nokta.md/sbornaya-moldovy-zavoevala-zoloto-na-mezhdunarodnoj-olimpiade-po-robototehnike-v-zheneve/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']...

Tоdау, Міnіѕtеr оf Еduсаtіоn, Сulturе, Ѕсіеnсе, аnd Тесhnоlоgу, Frаnсіѕ Fоnѕеса раrtісіраtеd іn thе vісtоrу rаllу fоr thе Веlіzе Ніgh Ѕсhооl Rоbоtісѕ Теаm thаt ѕесurеd gоld mеdаlѕ fоr Веlіzе аt thе FІRЅТ Glоbаl Сhаllеngе. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2022/10/19/minister-of-education-participates-in-celebration-rally-for-belize-high-schools-robotics-team/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color=''...

Jamaica's team to the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland, walked away with a silver medal in the Albert Einstein Award category last week. The Albert Einstein Award for FIRST Global International Excellence is "awarded to the teams whose robots performed the best during...

YOUNG Zimbabweans continue to make the country proud with their exploits on the international arena, with the latest being a team of high school students who came first at a global robotics competition held in Switzerland. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.herald.co.zw/president-salutes-young-zimbabweans-for-shining-on-global-stage/' target='_blank' color=''...

Luxembourg completed its best-ever performance by placing 67th at the annual international robotics competition in Switzerland over the weekend. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1980138.html' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']...

Kazakh students won top honors and set a record at the FIRST GLOBAL CHALLENGE robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland, the telegram channel of the Kazakh Enlightenment Minister Askhat Aimagambetov reads. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakh-students-win-top-honors-at-first-global-challenge_a3991398' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style=''...

You may have heard the news, Zimbabwe won a gold medal at a global robotics competition. You love to hear it. Here is all you need to know about the winning entry and the competition as a whole. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.techzim.co.zw/2022/10/about-robotics-challenge-that-zim-won-in-swiss-and-the-team-that-won/' target='_blank'...

The St Kitts & Nevis Robotics Association (SKNRA) has turned its focus to future editions of the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition after the team gave some credible performances. Team St Kitts and Nevis held their own at the 2022 competition in Geneva, Switzerland and picked...

GENEVA (AP) — For their first trip to a celebrated robotics contest for high school students from scores of countries, a team of Ukrainian teens had a problem. With shipments of goods to Ukraine uncertain, and Ukrainian customs officers careful about incoming merchandise, the group only...

Congratulations are in order for Belize as they’ve won gold at the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first time that a team from the Caribbean has won or medalled at the competition. The previous best performance was Jamaica’s 15th place...

The Caribbean contingent at the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition is continuing to show the world that the region has a lot to offer as two teams have successfully navigated into the playoffs. Representatives from Belize and Puerto Rico earned valuable points during the first round...

Caribbean teams are showing that the small countries can hold their own against bigger and developed countries at the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland. The robots developed by Caribbean teams were able to win or draw match-ups with the likes of Japan,...

Five students from Uganda travelled on Monday for a robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland, which will run from October 13 (tomorrow) to October 16. The students are Mittina Akampa, Joy Ruth Namakula Muganwa, Samrawit Ghebrehiwot, Hermon Asmerom Gebregergish and Doreck Agaba. They are from Mengo SS...

Members of the Bermuda Robotics Team are travelling to Switzerland to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics olympics this month. A spokesperson said, “Six of our 22 members of our Bermuda Robotics Team are travelling to compete in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics being held...

We are officially living in amazing times, as robots – once seen as inventions of the future – are now the reality of the present. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/10/11/cayman-islands-national-robotics-team-heads-to-switzerland/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']...

A seven-member (7) delegation team left Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Monday, October 10th to participate in the 6th Annual FIRST Global Challenge. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.stvincenttimes.com/svg-delegation-first-global-robotics-competition-geneva-switzerland/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align='' margin='']...

FIVE students from Lae Secondary School in Morobe will travel to Switzerland to compete in the first global robotics competition, a senior teacher said. Lae Secondary School principal Christopher Raymond said these were grade 11 science students who were chosen for their academic excellence. [button size='medium' style=''...

(Translated from Serbian) Today, in the office of Assistant Minister Milan Pašić, a reception was held for representatives and participants of the Serbian national team at the international robotics Olympics, FIRST Global Challenge . [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link=‘https://www.sd.rs/biz/obrazovanje/srpski-tim-kod-pomocnika-ministra-prosvete-povodom-medunarodne-olimpijade-u-robotici-2022-2022-09-19’ target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color=''...

(Translated from Nepali) Kathmandu - He can pick up 12 carbon balls and put them in the basket in one minute. He is the robot 'Kancha' made by Nepalese students, who is ready to show acrobatics at a gathering of students from 180 countries in Geneva,...

Dерutу Мауоr Аllаn Роllаrd аt thе іnvіtаtіоn оf Веlіzе Ніgh Ѕсhооl (ВНЅ), vіѕіtеd thе іnѕtіtutіоn thіѕ wееk tо mееt wіth thе ѕсhооl’ѕ rоbоtісѕ tеаm, whісh іѕ рrераrіng fоr а mајоr еvеnt. Тhе ВНЅ rоbоtісѕ tеаm іѕ рrераrіng tо rерrеѕеnt thе соuntrу іn thе 2022 FIRST Glоbаl...

A team from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Robotics (Vincy Robotics) is elated to be able to compete at the 2022 FIRST Global robotics Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13-16 October 2022. Its team consists of students from secondary and tertiary education in Saint Vincent and...

A ten member team will be representing St Kitts and Nevis in the FIRST Global robotics olympics Challenge at Geneva, Switzerland. The team will be divided into two groups: the traveling team and the supporting local team. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/st-kitts-nevis-send-team-first-global-robotics-olympics' target='_blank' color='' hover_color=''...

Belize has won gold at the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first time that a team from the Caribbean has won or medaled at the competition. The previous best performance was Jamaica’s 15th place in 2018. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story'...

The STEMGuyana team of individuals who visited with the president was part of the contingent that will represent Guyana at the FIRST Global Robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2022. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://villagevoicenews.com/2022/08/16/guyanas-children-to-participate-in-first-global-robotics-competition-in-geneva' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color=''...

President Irfaan Ali today tasked the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Service and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to work with STEM Guyana to expand robotics and programming across Guyana. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.stabroeknews.com/2022/08/15/news/guyana/president-tasks-ministries-to-work-with-stem-guyana-on-robotics-education/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color=''...

Stiff competition. Chuquisaca met yesterday its representatives at the 5th FIRST Global Bolivia National Robotics Tournament, who already have their minds set on the final to be held in Sucre on September 17 and 18. The departmental stage of this competition took place this Saturday with 12...

(Translated from Italian) Five young people from Genoa will represent Italy at the FIRST Global Challenge, the world robotics competition to be held in Geneva from 13 to 16 October 2022. The iBot Genova team, composed of one girl and four boys, has been selected to...

The editors of Akchabar talked with the founders of the TemiRobots volunteer robotics school. Saltanat Mambetisaeva and Zhyldyz Apishova have been performing with their students and robots on the FIRST Global international arena for four years now. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story (in Russian)' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.akchabar.kg/ru/article/obrazovanie/v-bishkeke-volontery-otkryli-besplatnuyu-shkolu-robototehnik/'...

Nine Cayman Islands high school students will head to Geneva, Switzerland to compete against robotics teams from 180 countries in the FIRST Global Challenge, running from 13-16 Oct. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://www.caymancompass.com/2022/07/11/cayman-islands-national-robotics-team-2022-announced/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color='' hover_background_color='' font_style='' font_weight='' text_align=''...

The Harare high school became the fourth to qualify for the global competition set for Switzerland in October. The 12-Member Robotics Team clinched the first runner-up position at the Pan African Robotics Competition. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full Story' icon='fa-arrow-right' icon_color='' link='https://iharare.com/tynwald-high-qualifies-for-global-robotics-competition/' target='_blank' color='' hover_color='' border_color='' hover_border_color='' background_color=''...

(Translated from Spanish) The organization of the "FIRST Global Challenge Bolivia" is summoning teenagers who love robotics for the fifth year. On this occasion, in which the national government is involved for the first time, the call is open in two categories and the final will...

Aramex has thrown its weight behind Nigeria’s bid to shine at the FIRST Global robotics Challenge slated for Geneva, Switzerland later this year. Ahead of the global competition, Team Nigeria Robotics try-outs took place at the Syrian Club, in Ikoyi, Lagos, with the aim of selecting...

Four Hawke’s teenagers have been selected for the New Zealand Blackbots team to represent the country at the October FIRST Global robotics Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland. The innovative robotics inventors from Karamu and Havelock North High School were chosen from their school teams who have...

Over 90 teams from around the world accepted this newest challenge from FIRST Global to tackle a pressing world problem by designing, building and launching a nano-satellite, called a CubeSat Prototype, into the lower layers of earth’s atmosphere. Their satellite would be used to record...

Austin Liu, a 16-year-old student at the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, led Team USA in winning an international robotics competition recently with a robot called “the plastic pirate.” The team designed the little water robot to power through Texas ponds, lakes and reservoirs and...

Romanian Robotics Team, made up of students of the Traian Lalescu High School in Hunedoara, ranked first in the health category of the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition, Mediafax reported. They were among the winning teams in Phase 1 of the Solutions Challenge. Professor...

The Greek national Robotics team recently won three medals in the FIRST Global robotics olympiad, held between June and September. The “FIRST Global Challenge Team Greece” won one gold, one silver and one bronze medals. The robotics olympiad FIRST Global Challenge called “Discover and Recover 2021”...

Not one, not two but three medals were won by the Greek National Robotics Team "FIRST Global Challenge Team Greece", which represented Greece in the robotics olympiad FIRST Global Challenge "Discover and Recover 2021" held virtually, from June to September, 2021. Specifically, the Greek team managed...

Afghanistan’s all-girl robotics team has won the Judges Award in FIRST Global’s 2021 competition. According to the (FGC), this award is given annually to the team that performs well and works hard. The girls displayed three of their new robots in a virtual competition in the FIRST...

Cambodia’s students participating in the FIRST Global Challenge 2021 ranked 22nd out of 160 countries and third place for Education in Phase 1 of the Solutions Challenge for their satellite project that garnered international recognition but the crème de la crème is that they ranked...

Capacity development is one of the goals of the African space programme, which the African Space Strategy reiterates. Accordingly, Africa seeks to train professionals in the space industry who can leverage space technology to solve Africa’s challenges. In this regard, South Africa’s SpringBots team is...

DOHA—It has been only a little over a month since nine members of Afghanistan’s all-female robotics team were evacuated from Afghanistan, and the young women are already busy building robots for an upcoming international competition. The team was already trying to leave Afghanistan when the Taliban...

Team Bangladesh, the winners of FGC 2020, hopes to be among the top teams of this year’s competition. Together with Team Hungary, they are working on a challenge for FGC 2021 known as the “Solutions Challenge” towards improving the education system of Bangladesh, Hungary and the...

The nine members of an all-girl Afghan robotics team evacuated from Kabul to Qatar have built on their star status and captured hearts since fleeing their homeland. Now back in education and working on their entries for a global robotics competition, the girls worry about their...

SpringBots are taking the world by storm, and if you found their team name to be intriguing, then you’ll be further invested in what they do. This dynamic robotics team uses STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to build robots and compete in international...

 Co-founder of the FIRST Global Afghan Girls Robotic Team, Roya Mahboob, joins Morning Joe to discuss the team’s mission and recent experience in Afghanistan, including how they plan to continue their studies and further the values they’ve learned through FIRST Global and FIRST. [button size='medium' style='' text='Original...

The SpringBots are raising the South Africa flag high in the robotics and STEM arena, all the while building international relationships. Team SpringBots South Africa is taking robotics to the future youth! The robotics team was established in 2018 and now represents SA on the international...

(Translated from Dutch) Robotics Team Suriname is in week 11 of 14 of the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) 'Discover and Recover' and wants to increase awareness about the importance of STEM education by sharing the testimonials below . Some of the mentors and students of Team...

(Translated from Spanish) Young people from Ciudad del Este that make up the “Mbarete BOT” team are competing in the “FIRST Global” robotics Olympics, an online event based in the United States in which 190 countries participate with a representative team per country. In this event...

Twelve students from the Aburi Girls’ Senior High School in the Eastern region are representing Ghana this year in the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge — the fifth iteration of the global Olympics-style robotics event. This year’s theme, “Discover & Recover,” focuses on overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic...

Responding to the challenge in the international robotics stage competition, 2021 FIRST Global Challenge, 12 school students came forward to apply science in finding a solution to the issue of air pollution in this country which until now seems to have no end. [button size='medium' style='' text='Full...

(Translated from Spanish) Year after year the National Robotics Team is formed, a team of young people that represents Guatemala to compete at the international level. This year's selection is made up of 20 members and currently 12 of them participate in the renowned world event...

(Translated from Spanish) Since last June 27, 2021, a group of 12 young people that make up the Guatemala Robotics Team has highlighted their participation in the FIRST Global Challenge , a world-class competition that is under development, where until now they are positioned among the...

(Translated from Serbian) At the suggestion of the International FIRST Committee (FIRST Global), the team led by the students of the Creative Pen High School, together with their mentors, Vuk Vujović, Gorica Nedeljković Bogdanović and Aleksandra Nedeljković, will represent our country at the International Robotics Olympiad. Although...

Ghana is part of over 160 countries participating in the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge — the fifth iteration of the global Olympics-style robotics event. This year’s theme, “Discover & Recover,” focuses on overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic by discovering opportunities for innovative recovery. From social projects...

(Translated from Portuguese) With a team of 8 young people, from 15 to 17 years old, São Tomé and Príncipe is participating in the FIRST Global Challenge. These students, all studying at the Portuguese School, completed the first phase of the ' SolutionsChallenge' . Over the...

In a case that received global attention, a group of young scientists endured an agonising wait before they finally escaped Kabul. The BBC spoke to them about their ordeal - and why they fear for the future for Afghan women...

(Translated from Turkmen) Under the leadership of our esteemed President, the education system is making great strides. This allows schoolchildren to participate in international competitions and achieve great results. Students of Ashgabat's 97th Specialized Secondary School regularly participate in the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) Olympiad. Each...

(Translated from Dutch) Until the end of September 2021, the FIRST Global “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” international Robotics Challenge (FGC), in which Suriname is participating for the 5th consecutive year, will run. Every year, according to team manager/mentor Ashna Mahepal, who is...

(Translated from French) Young Chadians under the age of 18 will participate in the 2021 edition of the FIRST Global Challenge. It is an international robotics competition bringing together all the countries of the world. The FIRST Global Challenge is an Olympic-type competition that takes place each...

High school students from Qatar have developed an underwater robot to rescue marine creatures affected by plastic pollution in the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge, an "Olympics"-style robotics event. Team Qatar, the STEM-vengers, consists of 16 students from 10 schools in Qatar. The FIRST Global Challenge invites...

(Translated from Spanish) With the mission of spreading innovation and participation in science and technology among young people in Venezuela, Team Venezuela for the robotics world 2021 FIRST Global Challenge has worked to spread STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in Venezuela while they look to...

Providing quality education to every child in the world has always been a challenge to all of us, but with the COVID-19 virus being around, it isn't easier; it made things far more complicated. Students are forced to take distance learning, resulting in questioning the...

(Translated from Cambodian) Recently, a group of Cambodian students from E2STEM participated in a world-class competition called the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge. In this program, Cambodian student teams compete with hundreds of other countries. Worldwide. According to a representative of a Cambodian team, Cheang Thorn Sopanha told the...

The research spacecrafts called CubeSats are a class of nanosatellites with a standardised size of 10cm³. Unlike CubeSats which are launched into space using rocket-powered launch vehicles, or deployed from the International Space Station, CubeSat prototypes, mainly used in aerial research, are modelled after space-ready...

Five pupils drawn from secondary schools across the country have been selected to represent Nigeria at this year’s FIRST Global Robotics Olympics tagged the virtual Challenge 2021. The pupils –Simon Adikwu, Olaiya Kayode, Vihaan Nagarkar, Amarachi Oji and Chiugo Nnoruka were selected from a try-out session...

The ten-member Team Seychelles who are partaking in this year’s virtual FIRST Global Challenge, yesterday presented to a panel of professional stakeholders their project for the solutions challenge. The global competition, which this year has a record 175 participating countries, was officially launched virtually on June...

Muscat: A student-teacher team from Oman is competing in a global innovation and robotics challenge, alongside peers from about 170 countries. The six-member team, supported by two teacher-supervisors, has completed the initial phase of the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge. The three phases comprise the solution, robotics and nanosatellite...

(Translated from Greek) The Minister of Health Vassilis Kikilias held a teleconference today with the Greek National Robotics Team, which is participating in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics olympiad, taking place through September 18 with the participation of national teams from 174 countries. The team consists of...

(Translated from Vietnamese) FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) is a robotics and STEAM competition aimed at high school students organized in Olympic style on a global scale. Each year, the FIRST Global Challenge is held in a different country, to highlight and find solutions to major problems...

In Afghanistan, the threat of COVID-19 is growing each day, and experts believe one of the biggest challenges could be a lack of access to lifesaving technology. In response to the governor’s plea for help, Herat Province has gained an ally in the Afghan Dreamers,...

Guyanese-born, Karen Abrams, the MBA executive director of STEMGuyana, said women make up close to 50 percent of the population, yet they are woefully underrepresented in STEM careers as the world has moved aggressively to technology oriented businesses and economies. Abrams, a recipient of the prestigious...

This is another take on the story of Team Hope — the Syrian Refugees who became world champions. How did a series of pop-up garage healthcare clinics in Lebanon in 2013 eventually led to a team of Syrian refugee children called Team Hope winning first prize...

Thanks to a number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions and programs happening all over the world, kids everywhere are sharpening their technical skills. Here are just a few programs that are developing future generations of scientists and engineers: A group of high...

31 October, 2020: Madagascar national robotics team was ranked 5th out of 175 participants worldwide during the closing ceremony of the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge (FGC), a quantitative criterion-based ranking. Along with this achievement, the two mentors of the Malagasy team received the award for...

Team Qatar, the STEM-vengers, have finished in the 19th place among 175 teams worldwide in the FIRST Global Challenge. The team is part of Texas A&M University at Qatar’s STEM Hub Robotics Club (SHRC), a joint initiative between the Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university and Qatar...

STEM Guyana has, once again, ‘pulled off’ an impressive performance at the FIRST Global robotic Challenge which was held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team – the youngest to date to take part in this competition for Guyana – placed 27th out...

A team of 12 high school students of E2STEM Preah Yukunthor High School were ranked 10th among 175 participating countries in the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotic competition created for high school students around the world to display their knowledge about Science, Technology, Engineering and...

(Translated from Bangla) [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/nzKcRoxZEXA?t=49']   Bangladesh tops the Olympics. What surprised you? That may not be possible at the Olympic Games, but Bangladesh has already shown that in the Robot Olympics. The FIRST Global Challenge of organizing robotics. This time it has been arranged virtually due to the...

(Translated from Greek) The Greek National Team Robotics «FIRST Global Challenge Team Greece» year represents Greece in the global competition the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge, which is being performed digitally for the first time -thanks to the pandemic- from 1 the July to September 23 entitled «Connecting...

(Translated from Spanish) Education institutions still do not register their students' attendance to avoid infections by SARS-CoV-2 , however, they are already preparing the hygiene materials necessary for returning to school. Given this, members of the Cervantes College robotics decided to collect material and donate it...

(Translated from Arabic) In this article, we will shed light on the participation of the Sudan team in the FIRST Global Challenge and the STEM approach to teaching and their experience in this challenge through these excerpts to familiarize the reader with these themes. Who are they? The...

(Translated from Spanish) Through the National Robotics Meeting, better known as Project Balam, thousands of young people throughout the national territory have had the opportunity to enhance their learning in STEM areas, in addition to putting their soft skills into practice by working as a team...

Team Bangladesh has been on a roll in the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge, holding the top position for five consecutive weeks. The 13-week-long annual robotics competition, styled after the Olympics, is being held online this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year, youths from around the...

I am excited to be part of the 2020 Zimbabwe National Robotics Team that is participating in one of the world’s biggest challenges in robotics, the FIRST Global Challenge. FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology.” This robotics challenge, done the Olympic...

(Translated from Dutch) STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) application has become an indispensable part of society, which is increasingly dependent on technology. This has been particularly evident in the current Covid-19 pandemic. The Young Help Suriname Foundation has prepared 9 Surinamese youths to participate in...

(Translated from Spanish) Young people from the Itapúa department who are part of an Olympic robotics team participate, on behalf of Paraguay, in the FIRST Global world competition, which includes participants from 193 countries. The competition should have taken place in-person, but due to the covid...

Translated from Malay. Kuala Pilah: Five students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tunku Besar Burhanuddin (SMKTBB), Seri Menanti, were selected to represent Malaysia in the First Global Challenge (Virtual Competition) 2020. The five participants involved two Form Five students, namely Muhammad Faiz Fakhrullah Zulkarnain, Imran Syakir Azmi and...

(Translated from French) Due to the covid-19 that is rampant in the world today, the robotics competition is being played remotely from July 24 to September 26. They are 7 young adolescents to participate in this competition and hope to win the trophy. They are 7 Comorians,...

High school students with an interest in robotics from schools across Qatar have formed Team Qatar, the STEM-vengers, to represent the country in the FIRST Global Challenge, an “Olympics”-style robotics event. The FIRST Global Challenge invites each country to send a team to compete in a...

For the third year in a row, the robotic club "Robomaster" named after Sofia Kovalevskaya represents the Russian Federation at the international youth robotics Olympiads "FIRST Global Challenge" under the flag of the Russian Federation. The main goal of this youth competition is to develop an...

Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips said the Government will continue to support the work programme of STEM Guyana, which is in keeping with its vision for youth development. The Prime Minister made these remarks during a meeting with Executive Director of STEM Guyana, Ms. Karen Abrams,...

(Translated from Portuguese.) The world robotics championship has been taking place since 2017 and this year Angola is among the best classified players in the tournament, taking into account the situation the world is experiencing, the championship is happening online, at that moment, the Angolan team,...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The St. Kitts-Nevis Robotics Team is competing in the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge – Connecting Communities, which runs July 1 to September 26. The event will be virtual due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. “The COVID-19 situation changed the whole dynamic of us travelling,...

The National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation yesterday officially announced the launch of their participation in the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge and unveiled the six-strong members of Team Seychelles who hope to fly the Seychelles flag and improve the country’s ranking in the yearly international...

FIRST Global Team Liberia, a team being widely considered as Liberia National Robotics Team, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the headquarters of the National Catholic Health Council of Liberia located in Gaye Town, Old Road, had a brief program with its founding National Coordinator,...

The lagoon team of Colegio Cervantes is positioned as a strong competitor for the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge. Despite the conditions, the 2020 FIRST Global Challenge started at the end of June, with the central theme of connecting communities. Among six teams from the republic, Cerbotics 4400 from Colegio...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — On most mornings, Somaya Farooqi and four other teen-age girls pile into her dad’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop. They use back roads to skirt police checkpoints set up to enforce a lockdown in their city of Herat, one...

A teenaged robotics team is on the hunt for bright sparks to take part in a global competition. The club, which will meet on Thursdays after school and Saturday afternoons, will be trained for an international robotics competition against teams from around the world later this...

Connectech is inviting “anyone interested in robotics, engineering, and technology who has passion, can be dedicated, committed and disciplined enough to represent the Island internationally at the Fourth Annual FIRST Global robotics competition in 2020.” A spokesperson said, “Fresh off the heels of their successful debut...

The official opening of Vietnam STEAM Challenge 2020 took place in FPT University in Hoa Lac campus in Hanoi on January 7 with total price of VND2 billion (US$ 86,319) Participating in the Vietnam STEAM Challenge, students will have a chance to apply their math knowledge...

THAILAND (WHEC) — Thirteen years ago News10NBC featured Brockport senior Justin Worboys as our student-athlete of the week. Now, he's making a global impact. Worboys has been teaching science at the American School of Bangkok for the past three years. During his first year teaching in Thailand,...

A group of Indigenous students recently returned from a trip to Dubai where they competed against 189 countries in a robot building competition. The brothers were part of Team Canada that took part in the FIRST Global challenge. [See post for video.] --> Full Story  ...

The FIRST Global Challenge is known for being the “most exciting competition for robotics in the world.” On a quest to empower the globe’s youth to be a part of the generation that will change the world, FGC is not just about robots. Dean Kamen, founder...

(Translated from Portuguese) Angola took part in the Robotics World Cup 2019 in October. The group of Angolans who represented in the Robotics World Cup in Dubai belongs to Arotech (Angola Robotics and Technology), young people who came together to inspire Angolan students and arouse interest...

(Translated from French) Burkina Faso took part for the second time this year in the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition that brings together young people aged 14 to 18 from around the globe every year. The Burkina team of five young people, Jade, Cheick, Flore,...

James and Lachlan teamed up with their robotics partners, Grace Lutheran College, and took part in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Global Competition (FGC) in Dubai. The challenge brought together 191 countries, each sending one team of high school students,...

The Greek National Robotics Team “FIRST GLOBAL Challenge Team Greece» represented Greece in 2019 FIRST GLOBAL Challenge, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 24-27, 2019. This is only the second year that Greece was represented officially in this competition. The Greek team ranked...

https://www.facebook.com/RadioTravel/videos/593753941362517/ (Translated from Albanian) The National Robotics Team, which participated in the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, was at the Travel Club studios to share with us and all Radio Travel listeners their experience in the competition, also known as the World Robotics Olympics. The FIRST Global Challenge...

A team of five Syrian refugee teams has won the world’s biggest robotics competition in Dubai by building a robot to help clean the pollution from the ocean in a themed game. Team Hope led the four-team alliance in the final of the 2019 FIRST Global...

Team of five bags silver medal at the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai. A TEAM of five young members, Sou Many, Ho Chanponleusophea, Cheang Thornsopanha, Keb Sreynaj and Pun Solita, aged between 15 to 16 years old, have won recognition with a silver medal in their...

The Ukrainian National team finished 10th among approximately 180 participants at the First Global Challenge, a yearly Olympics-style robotics competition, which took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 24-27. Ukraine was represented by teenagers aged 15 to 18 years: Kharkivites Oleksandr Plotnytskiy, Victor Zhernokleyev,...

Cayman’s national robotics team took home two awards after competing in the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, held 25-27 Oct. The team of 11 students spent weeks preparing for the international meeting of minds. This year’s competition theme was ‘Ocean Opportunities’, which focussed on...

SPRINGDALE -- The Tyson School of Innovation's robotics team returned last week with a silver medal from an overseas competition and new friendships from across the globe. Root Negative One represented the United States in this year's FIRST Global Challenge, held Oct. 24-27 in Dubai, United...

Congratulations to Guam's robotics team for a stellar performance in Dubai. In October, a team of about 10 high school students represented Guam in the FIRST Global robotics competition in Dubai, Arab Emirates. Team Guam joined thousands of other students at the Dubai Festival Arena for what...

Five young Central Africans took part in a robotics competition in Dubai from 24 to 27 October, which brought together more than 1,500 people from 191 countries. Their return to Bangui was triumphant. --> Full Story...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seeking to bolster its image as a forward-looking metropolis, Dubai hosted the largest-ever international robotics contest this week, challenging young people from 190 countries to find solutions to global ocean pollution. Event organizers say their selection of Dubai as host reflects...

SPRINGDALE -- The Tyson School of Innovation's robotics team returned Monday with a silver medal from an overseas competition and new friendships from across the globe. Root Negative One represented the U.S. in this year's FIRST Global Challenge, held Oct. 24 through Sunday in Dubai, United...

The Israel robotics delegation, consisting of five Megiddo regional high school students, which is sponsored by the Technion, won a silver medal at the Global Challenge FIRST Global Olympics held over the weekend in Dubai. The Israeli team qualified for the final stage in the 191-nation...

Rabat – A Moroccan team composed of four high school students took part in the 2019 FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai. The event took place in the Emirati city between October 24 and October 27. The FIRST Global Challenge is a yearly international robotics challenge where...

MINSK, 29 October (BelTA) – A team from Belarus won the international robot technology competition FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai, BelTA learned from the official website of the competition. A total of 189 teams took part in the event. Belarus was represented by two school...

(Translated from Spanish) The team of Dominican students who participated in the World Robotics Competition in Dubai won the bronze medal for their performance during the day, which consisted of assembling a robot capable of solving environmental problems that provide opportunities for improvement to the world with climate change...

Muscat: Young people representing Oman at a global event that looks at finding solutions to environmental problems have said that their country is very fortunate to be rewarded with plenty of natural beauty and wildlife in its seas. Taking part at the FIRST Global Challenge in...

The Belarusian team won the world competition in robotics and programming. The annual FIRST Global Challenge Championship was held in Dubai. 189 teams participated in it. Our country was represented by 2 high school students and 3 students of BSU and BSUIR. This year environment...

Bahrain has expressed aspirations to build an underwater artificial reef in the Arabian Gulf using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics as part of its Ocean Opportunities theme at the Dubai Future Foundation event, the ‘FIRST Global Challenge’, held on 24-27 October at Festival Arena. If approved,...

(Translated from French) A team of young Tunisian innovators under the age of 18, won the silver medal in international excellence from 192 participating countries at the 2019 "FIRST Global Challenge" Olympic Games held in Dubai from 24 to 27 October 2019 On the initiative of the...

(Translated from Arabic) The FIRST Global World Robotics and Artificial Intelligence championship, which was held in Dubai from 24 to 27 October, concluded yesterday with the participation of more than 1500 competitors from 191 countries, in the largest event in the world in the field of...

(Translated from Italian) Rapallo - The mayor of Rapallo Carlo Bagnasco and the president of the Municipal Council Mentore Campodonico met at the Fortunato Liceti Institute the students who successfully participated in the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge in Dubai. In the assembly hall, where the «Hackathons» were taking place, the project marathons between groups...

DUBAI, 27th October, 2019 (WAM) -- Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, has said that the UAE is a global platform for knowledge exchange and a...

Dubai: Team Hope led the winning four-team alliance to a dramatic victory, in the grand final of the FIRST Global Challenge 2019, in Dubai. The third edition of the annual robotics competition — the first to be hosted outside the Americas — drew the participation of...

DUBAI, 27th October, 2019 (WAM) -- Following a tumultuous three weeks for their country, in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, Team Japan is grateful for the opportunity to dive into their shared passion for robotics and keep their minds occupied during the global robotics and...

The team with 8 wins and 1 loss at the moment is 6th in the overall ranking in a total of 188 countries around the world! The Greek National Robotics Team participating in the Dubai Olympics these days and qualifying for the final that will be...

DUBAI, 26th October, 2019 (WAM) -- His passion for programming and robotics, and his dream to develop his skills in Artificial Intelligence, AI, motivated Amjad Hamed to lead the Palestinian team to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai. "Participating in this global tournament...

DUBAI, 26th October, 2019 (WAM) -- Masterminded by Dean Kamen, the third FIRST Global Challenge being hosted in Dubai has brought more than 1,500 students from 191 countries together to invent robotics that can tackle marine and ocean-life problems At one time, technologies invented by...

DUBAI, 26th October, 2019 (WAM) -- Members of Geared-Up Girls have been lugging their robot, Shakti (the Sanskrit word for power), around in a suitcase all morning for practice at Festival Arena, frantically adding tweaks to improve the consistency and reliability of the prototype. The all-girl...

Dubai: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve real-life problems has become part of the UAE education system, the Minister of Education said on the sidelines of the ‘2019 FIRST Global Challenge’ in Dubai on Saturday. Hussain Ebrahim Al Hammadi said students in grades 11 and 12, in...

The third edition of a major international robotics competition kicked off at Festival Arena in Dubai on Friday. More than 1,500 contestants from 191 countries are expected to take part in the 2019 FIRST Global Challenge. This year’s theme – "Ocean Opportunities" – focuses on creating robots...

Dubai: The Dubai Festival Arena erupted in cheers on Friday as enthusiastic students from 191 countries battled it out in the FIRST Global Challenge to recover “trash from the seas” using robots. This year’s Challenge, an annual international robotics and artificial intelligence competition being held for...

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, said that Dubai continues to cement its position as a global hub for major international events, thanks to its extensive expertise and advanced infrastructure. Dubai's hosting of...

Dubai: Seven-time Grammy Award winning musician and education advocate will.i.am performed live at the opening ceremony of the 2019 FIRST Global DXB Challenge on Thursday. The global gathering of creative young minds in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), kicked off on Thursday at...

(Translated from Spanish) The winning team of the Robotics Cup, organized by the Ministry of Education and Innovation of the City of Buenos Aires together with Educabot, a provider of educational technology solutions, will travel this week to the city of Dubai to compete in the World...

Afghanistan has made great progress over the past two decades toward empowering women, strengthening democracy, improving access to health care and providing education to millions of children. International donors have had a direct impact on the lives of many Afghans, offering us opportunities for economic...

(Translated from Thai) October 14, Bangkok, Thailand — Thailand will be sending its first team of representatives in the global robotics competition, "The 2019 FIRST Global Challenge", themed "Ocean Opportunities", which aims to raise awareness of ocean pollution and encourage collaboration in order to solve these challenges...

  This is the first time this event is being held outside of the Americas. This Global event brings together talented youth with a passion for STEM to address environmental issues   Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of The...

Several Alberta students are preparing for an opportunity for a lifetime — this October, the IndigeSTEAM team will head to Dubai to compete on behalf of Canada in an international robotics competition. The FIRST Global event swill be a chance for the team to show off...

Washington, DC – A National Team Jamaica Robotics, comprising high school students, coaches and a chaperone, will travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to represent the island at the third edition of the 2019 FIRST Global Challenge. The Jamaican robotics team will once again go head-to-head...

Ever wonder how robots would do in the Olympics? Dubai is getting ready to host the largest Olympic-style robotics competition in the world, and it’s all for an environmental cause. The 2019 FIRST Global challenge kicks off on Thursday October 24 until Sunday October 27 at...

Since 2017, FIRST Global Challenge has been bringing together young bright minds from all over the world to foster a passion for STEM education A Bangladeshi high school team will be participating in the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics event that is held every year...

(Translated from Spanish) Five youth from four schools in Puerto Rico will represent our island at the FIRST Global Challenge Robot Olympics, where they will compete with 200 teams from different countries around the world. The event will take place from October 24 to 27 in Dubai,...

SPRINGDALE -- Community organizations and individuals have pledged thousands of dollars to help send a Tyson School of Innovation robotics team overseas to an international competition next month. Root Negative One will represent the United States at this year's FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, United Arab...

(Translated from Polish) For four years they have represented our province and country around the world, in October they are flying to Dubai for the next championship. The Spice Gears Team talked about their activities in the Marshal's Office. She presented here as part of the...

A team of young scientists is scheduled to participate in the FIRST Global Challenge 2019 taking place on the 21st- 28 October in Dubai. This year’s challenge is themed “Ocean Opportunities”. The aspiring young scientists from Delta High School in Windhoek are Dennis de Abreu, Giovanni...

Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Annette Ferguson yesterday handed over a cheque of $1M to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana team, which will be representing the country at this year’s ‘FIRST Global Robotic’ competition in Dubai. “This year hopefully, we are looking...

Translated from Spanish. Students from all provinces will participate in the Robotics Cup to reach the Dubai World Cup. From August 29 to 31, the City of Buenos Aires will host the 2019 Robotics Cup, a contest that will define the team that will travel to the FIRST...

(Translated from Polish) Asseco became the main sponsor of the team at the FIRST Global Challenge robotic Olympiad. The event will take place October 24-27, 2019 in Dubai. The Polish team is the Spice Gears team from Kraśnik. This is another Asseco initiative within the Asseco for the Future...

A local robotics team will once again represent South Africa internationally as they gear up for the FIRST Global robotics challenge later this year. The robotics competition will be held in Dubai from 24 to 27 October. The team, made up of high school students from Centurion,...

[vc_video link='https://youtu.be/oEWmGD0mXVk']   A group of five MCAST students are appealing for donations in aim of representing Malta in an IT and robotics competition taking place in Dubai. In order to participate, the youth need to raise €10,000. The students, currently studying Software Development and Robotics at MCAST, told Newsbook.com.mt that...

A group of 10 students who will be representing Seychelles at the 2019 FIRST Global Robotic competition to be held in Dubai from October 24-27 have received a robot kit from the National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation. This was during a short presentation at the Blue...

Translated from Dutch. This year the Young Help Suriname (YHS) foundation is also planning to allow Suriname to participate in the 2019 FIRST Global 'Robotics' Challenge (FGC) for the third time. The foundation has recently been able to successfully register our country to participate in this competition...

Five students will design and build robots to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition with a cause in Dubai. FIRST Global is a non-profit organisation that promotes science and technology education and careers, through Olympics-style robotics competitions. The students will have to design three robots...

Eight (8) students selected from four secondary schools in Suva were part of the first round of the “FIRST Global Challenge” at The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Laucala Campuson 16 August 2019. The schools are Suva Grammar School, YatSen Secondary School, Jai Narayan College and MGM...

The Tyson Manufacturing Automation Center officially opened in downtown Springdale today as company officials introduced the facility to attendees from across Northwest Arkansas. Tyson Foods, which has made a series of investments into downtown Springdale over the past few years, created the new, state-of-the-art facility to...

A bunch of talented Queenstown high school students have been selected to represent New Zealand at the "Olympics" of robotics. Wakatipu High School students Tannin Heeley, 14, Monique Rider, 13, Pearce Summerfield, 14, Josh Nyberg, 14 and Minnie Tam, 14, will compete in the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, in October. Rider said the team,...

The Cayman Islands will send 11 students to Dubai to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics event from 24‑27 Oct. The Cayman Islands National Robotics Team, which was formed from the field of competitors at the recent Rover Ruckus competition includes Caylem Hill and Jack McGregor...

Cayman’s 2019 national robotics team is getting ready for the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai. The students were qualified to be on the national team following their participation in “Rover Ruckus” held in May, as well as, a rigorous selection process. The theme of the FIRST Global Challenge...

Five Nigerian students drawn from secondary schools across the country have been selected to represent Nigeria at the next FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Dubai this October. The students; Kosi Ugoji, Isaac Ibidun, Gbemileke Ogunrayewa, Sonia Bendrewere and  Toluwaniyin Ojo-Osagie were selected from a try-out session...

TAMCC Robotics Club competed in 2017, placing 109 out of 160 countries In 2018, Team Grenada placed 93 in Mexico In 2019, Team Grenada seeks funding to participate in Dubai For the last two years, the students representing the TA Marryshow Community College Robotics Club...

HERAT, Afghanistan — A 2017 wall calendar dangled from a nail over Kawsar Roshan’s bed on the otherwise blank wall of her room. “Best year for me” she had written, in curly script, above aerial photos of lakes and waterfalls. She drew a smiley-face next...

Impossible Robotics – the Dutch student/inventors who compete in the FIRST Global international robotics Challenge –  have learned that Science can solve humanity’s problems when the world’s youth work together. That ethos lies at the heart of the FIRST organisation which is a not-for-profit charity fostering a global...

This Women’s History Month, we’re elevating and celebrating the women who broke barriers and showed the world what they’re made of. Whilst research has long supported the truth that fewer women pursue careers in STEM than men, this norm is changing slowly but surely. According to...

His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, announced that Dubai will host the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge in October 2019. It marks the first time that...

An international Olympics style robot-making competition is coming to Dubai this year. Schoolchildren from across the globe will be challenged to design robots that can help solve pressing global issues such was water security and energy efficiency. More than 2,000 pupils from 193 countries are set to...

Dubai - MENA Herald: His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, today announced that Dubai will host the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge in October 2019. It...

Glenda McTaggart would like to see Cayman students take over the world of robotics, or at least play a part in the burgeoning technical field. But, she said, it will require change. “So far, robotics are not part of the school curriculum,” said Ms. McTaggart, education...

Romanian children have always performed well at international olympiads, and this year was no different. Romania had great results at the 2018 International Geography Olympiad, held in Canada, the International Math Olympiad in Cluj-Napoca as well as two robotics competitions, in Thailand and Mexico. FIRST Global...

Translated from Spanish. Today more than ever there are adolescent women who are participating in educational robotics. They occupy a leadership position and excel in international competitions, they are mentors and they open opportunities for the generations to come. Here, four of them tell how robotics...

It’s always nice to read of positive technology initiatives in the UK for the young – so check out UK students finishing in third place at the ‘Robotics Olympics’ in Mexico last month. Specifically, an alliance of three nations featuring the UK team came third for...

Durban - Team South Africa has broken a record at the FIRST Global robotics challenge in Mexico. One of the Springbot members and team captain, Mikhaeel Reddy said. “We won the Walt Disney award and received gold for our creativity, imagination and innovation. "We are still reeling from...

Spending their summer building robots and competing internationally, Guam's public school students achieve milestones in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), becoming the first high school robotics team to represent Guam on the global stage. It's not your typical summer travel, these kids packed a robot....

Guam – A team of high school students from various schools just returned from successfully competing in a robotics competition in Mexico City, Mexico. Last week they were honored during a ceremony at the GDOE headquarters. Led by GDOE Career Pathyway Lead Dr. Leah Beth Naholowaa, the...

Translated from Spanish. Omar García Falla, Natalia Charry Vargas and Bryant Hernández Perdomo designed and built a robot to generate clean energy and combat climate change. Their prototype represented Colombia in the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge competition and took second place. When Omar García Falla, Natalia Charry Vargas...

Translated from Spanish. The FIRST Global Challenge international robotics olympiad ended with emotional moments that left many lessons and unique experiences among participants from more than 160 countries. This event was held at the Mexico City Arena from August 16 to 18, in which the Mexican team, composed entirely of students from the...

PUNE: While most of the country is focused on the exploits of its athletes at the Asiad in Indonesia, a group of intrepid students from the city pocketed gold at another international event. The event — a robotics competition in Mexico — saw the five students...

[VIDEO] Adrian Phillips-Hernaez, Ethan Cronier and Joe Allom-Perez recently finished 23rd in overall points out of 161 teams at the FIRST Global International Robotics Challenge. Mr. Cronier and Mr. Allom-Perez on Tuesday (28 August) joined Cayman 27’s Kevin Morales live on set to talk about the competition...

A team of UK students has been hailed for 'exceeding expectations' after finishing third in the FIRST Global Challenge in Mexico - a STEM-inspired international robotics competition. The impressive talents of the team - six high school students selected by FIRST Tech Challenge UK & Ireland...

Translated from Nepalese. The Nepali team has been competing in the International Robot Olympics 'FIRST Global Challenge' organized in Mexico. In the competition, Shishir Vishwakarma, Earth Chowdhary, Swachin Shrestha and meaningful Sen, are participating in the competition. Timothy Singh, secretary of the Robotics Association of Nepal,...

Montgomery County students powered a robot, G-Wiz, to win all eight of its matches during a four-day competition in Mexico City earlier this month. The FIRST Global Challenge was held Aug. 15-18 in Mexico City. The Wizards.exe team, based in Rockville, was chosen to represent the United...

The all-girl Afghan robotics team returned home on Sunday after wrapping up a successful tour of Mexico. The robots created by the girls won a major award at FIRST Global Challenge 2018 robot competition between high school students from around the world. “We won the safety award...

Montgomery County students powered a robot, G-Wiz, to win all eight of its matches during a four-day competition in Mexico City earlier this month. The FIRST Global Challenge was held Aug. 15-18 in Mexico City. The Wizards.exe team, based in Rockville, was chosen to represent the United...

Muscat: In the heart of Mexico City, student teams from more than 175 countries – including Oman – spent three days competing and collaborating at the international robotics competition, “FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Global Challenge”. This year’s theme was “Energy Impact,”...

Translated from Spanish. Honduras represented by Adriana, William, Erick and Maudy This group of young catrachos, students from schools of the departments of Intibucá and Colón, who have represented Honduras with dignity, obtained the award for the Second Best Robot of this competition, carrying with them the silver medal in this category " Design...

Translated from Arabic. Mauritania participated in the International Robotics Championship organized by FIRST Global, with 190 countries participating.  The Mauritanian team consists of two young men and a girl who participated through the Mauritanian business incubator HADINA RIMTIC. Team members are: Soumeya Hamady (13 years old) from the school...

Aurel, a robot designed by five Slovak secondary school students, is not leaving this year’s robot Olympics with empty hands. It was granted the Judges Award – Technical, for the recognition of the merits of a team’s unique efforts, performance or dynamics. Slovakia’s representatives at the...

Once again, Mexico hosted a world-class international event: the World Robotics Championship, the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge, which was held for the first time outside the United States. During the course of three days, more than a thousand young people from more than 180 countries, as...

We would like to invite you to stand up and join us in applauding a small group of smart, enthusiastic youth, who recently visited Mexico City, Mexico, to proudly represent Antigua and Barbuda and participate in the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge.  The members of Team...

Five Guam high school students recently returned from an international Olympics-style robotics competition in Mexico City, where they ranked 53 out of 168 country teams and won four out of eight games against worldwide competitors. “We are a really young team compared to a lot of the other...

Those NEMO radios could be child’s play for a group of students who has just returned from Mexico City. Students from the Belize High School represented Belize at this year’s FIRST Global Challenge 2018.  The aim of the competition was to demonstrate how science and...

Translated from Armenian. The regional team of Armmat Engineering Laboratory Network, which recently took part in the FIRST Global Robotics Competition in Mexico, was included in the top 48 countries (ranked 15th) according to the 180 participating countries and passed to the final stage. According to...

In North America, the Zimbabwean flag also flew high. A team of five high school students, namely Bennedictus Chingiodza (St George’s), Tamuda Chimhanda (St Ignatius), Danai Hakata (Tynwald High School), Gabriel Matemba (Harare High) and Letticia Vanganayi (Harare High) went to the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge...

A team of high school students from the city of Dimona in the Negev Desert won fourth place while representing Israel in an international robotics competition last week in Mexico City. The team from Dimona’s Lehman High School, which calls itself ‘Black Magic 11901,’ sent twelve participants...

Maldivian students won second place along with Iceland and Colombia at the FIRST Global ‘Robotics Olympics International competition held in Mexico. A total of 190 countries took part in this competition aimed at youngsters between 14 to 18 years. Competing from the Maldives were 15-year-old Yameen Yooshaau of...

  https://youtu.be/9qgEypYXg8E A worldwide challenge with a difference. That was the FIRST Global Challenge which took place in Mexico and was attended by Presentation College students, Avidesh Marajh and Raydon Baboolal. Teams had to design a robot to complete engineering tasks to achieve energy efficiency. The boys say the...

Druk-Bot, the robot representing Bhutan, lost in the quarter-finals in the FIRST Global Robotics competition in Mexico held last week. The Druk-Bot was ranked 17th out of 161 participating countries. The robot, which resembles a dragon, was developed by three youth at the FabLab Bhutan. FabLab Bhutan...

Maldivian students have won second spot in an international robotics competition in Mexico. The trio competed against teams from 175 countries in the FIRST Global Challenge. The Maldives’ robot was made by teenagers Yameen Ushau from Majeedhiyya School, Ridha Anees of Jamaaludhin School and Hassan Nasih from...

MEXICO CITY — A group of four Vietnamese students brought home a bronze medal for their impressive robotic design at the “2018 FIRST Global Challenge” international robotics competition in Mexico last week. Besides the medal, the Vietnamese team was ranked 12th out of 165 teams joining in...

Mexico’s robotics team placed 12th overall at the second edition of the FIRST Global Challenge international competition but didn’t go home empty-handed, claiming the silver medal in one of the event’s most prestigious categories. In recognition of its performance throughout the three-day event held in Mexico City...

Mexico City, Mexico — Mexico takes home a silver medal in the Robotics Olympiad after their team showed high performance in the first Global Challenge. The team, which is made up of Frida Sofía Sosa, Santiago García, Ángel Berdeja, Herman Sánchez and Jorge García, all Tec...

(MENAFN - Asia Times) Four Vietnamese with a passion for robotics engineered a bronze medal at the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge in Mexico City, with their team winning seven of the eight games in the qualifying round. Drawn from students at the private FPT High School, the team ranked 12th...

The robotics team of Georgia successfully achieved third place among 193 countries in the International Competition “FIRST Global Challenge” held in Mexico, according to Imedinews. "The real demonstration of non-radar and talent in Mexico, despite the difficulties of strength, intimacy, positive mindset, enthusiasm, and competitiveness," states...

Arotech, an initiative of Angolan students that encourages interest in new technologies, was selected to participate in the international robotics Olympiads (FIRST Global) happening in Mexico City on 16 - 18 in August of 2018. This event gives student delegates a first-hand experience with involvement with...

From Australia to Vietnam, over 150 teams featuring the brightest young minds gathered in Mexico City on Friday (August 17) for the FIRST Global robotics Olympics. This international competition aims to ignite youth passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the field of robotics. International teams...

Competition ran high on the final day of this year's quarter-finals Robotics World Cup, which drew 700 international contestants to Mexico City Arena for the three-day challenge. The 'FIRST Global Challenge 2018' featured the next generation of young engineers and robotics technicians from 193 countries. Aged 14 to 18,...

Team Guam, made up of students from Okkodo High School and Simon Sanchez High School, is in Mexico City to compete in the FIRST Global International Competition. Team Guam won its first match Friday morning at the competition in Mexico City. The theme for the 2018...

Addressing the opening ceremony, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto stressed that the students’ talent, creativity and renovation spirit will contribute to the social development and put forth solutions to current global issues. The contest, themed “Energy Impact”, draws the participation of 165 teams across the world. Three...

Belize is proudly being represented at the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Mexico. Students from Belize High School, Belize City, and Ocean Academy of Caye Caulker are participating in the competition. The event started on August 15 and ends tomorrow, August 18, 2018. Students from 193 countries are participating. The theme...

Translated from Uzbek. The representatives of Uzbekistan are among the young robotics technicians from 180 countries around the world at the FIRST Global Challenge competition held in Mexico City, Mexico, on August 16-18. This event is held annually in various countries, with young people from all over...

As technology takes an increasing role in daily life, countries are competing to be at the forefront of the industry. Lucky for Myanmar, a team of five talented university students are representing the nation in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics held in Mexico from August 15...

Three Maldivian students have travelled to Mexico to take part in a global robotics competition. Their creation, Rani Kanbaa (queen lady), is remote-controlled and can carry and transport objects. It was built in two months with equipment provided by tournament organisers FIRST Global. The robot was made...

(Translated from Spanish.) Team Chile, supported by the "Ingenious: science and technology for all" program and the Fab Lab of the Catholic University is representing the country. On Monday 13, four youth and a mentor traveled to Mexico City to represent the country in the world's largest...

Three first-year students from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malawi—The Polytechnic are attending this year’s FIRST Global robotics competition, which is being held in Mexico City, Mexico. The students—Gerard Magaleta, Tamanda Champiti, and Patience Muhunya—arrived in Mexico City on Tuesday, August 14, 2018,...

Members of the Conroe Independent School District “Texas Torque” team showed their team spirit and sense of camaraderie this week, stepping in to save the day for another robotics team competing on the world stage. The “Texas Torque” robotics team was already planning to send four...

Three students attending the Malta College for the Arts, Science and Technology (Mcast) are in Mexico City representing the country for the second edition of the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge this week. The students are Aaron Josef Farrugia, Monique Micallef and Darren Farrugia. They are following an...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tomorrow, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry will travel to Mexico City to attend the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge. During his visit, the Secretary will also meet with both current and incoming Mexican government officials to discuss the continuity of strong bilateral...

TWO girls will represent Papua New Guinea in in Mexico City in an international robot Olympics for high schoolers. The pair from Lae Secondary School in Morobe will compete in the Olympics For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Global Challenge from Wednesday to...

Team Nepal is finally ready with all the preparations for Robot Olympics- FIRST Global Challenge. Robotics Association of Nepal in association with Nepal Engineer’s Association proudly presents Team Nepal. The FIRST Global robot Olympics is an annual culmination of focused STEM/robotic involvement of exponentially increasing student...

A team of five Bangladeshi students will participate in an international robotics competition titled the “FIRST Global Challenge” to be held in Mexico City this month. The participants are Arman Khasru and Laleh-naz Bergman Hossain from Sunbeams School; Razeen Ali and Anahita Anoara from Sir John...

I could hardly wait to join Tuesday’s gathering at the department of Education. Three teenage students were scheduled to test-run the robot they had built to compete in the annual FIRST Global Robotics Olympics—a competition for high school-aged participants who work together to solve global...

A five-member team of adolescent girls and boys will take part in the international robotics competition titled ‘FIRST Global Challenge’ to be held in Mexico City, capital of Mexico from August 15 to 18. The team will leave here on Sunday to join the event where...

Five Nigerian students, representing the country at the FIRST Global Robotic Olympiad, on Saturday boasted they were coming home with three gold medals at the competition. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the competition is scheduled to hold in Mexico from August​ 13th to August​...

Over 150 teams from across the globe will gather at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, from August 16 - 18 for the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) 2018. FGC is an annual international robotics competition, which takes place in a different nation each year. Themed...

Translated from Spanish. Omar García Falla, 19 years old, Natalia Charry Vargas, 16, and Bryant Hernández Perdomo, 15, are the three SENA Huila apprentices who will represent Colombia at the FIRST Global Challenge robotics olympiad. "The efforts are rewarded and this invitation, which includes a scholarship for...

St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Five students from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College have once again been invited to participate in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Mexico City from August 15 - 18, 2018. The Information and Technology Department students selected to represent the federation...

SALT LAKE CITY — A team of Navajo high school students from a remote town in southern Utah is building a robot to represent North America in an international robotics competition. The teenagers have worked all summer on the project, scheduling meetings between long drives to...

Tata Technologies, a global engineering services company, is sponsoring the Indian team at the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) 2018 where students from 180+ nations will come together to participate in an international robotics Olympics. The event is focused on promoting the next generation of Science,...

Saint Lucia will be participating in the annual FIRST Global Challenge – Robot Olympics under the theme “Energy Impact”. During the competition or challenge, shifting alliances of three nations will compete to fuel power plants, initiate renewable energy plants and build a resilient transmission network using...

Translated from French. As part of the FIRST Global Challenge, the Olympic games of robotics that will take place from 16 August in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, Gabon will be represented by the non-governmental organization Kab'oyeri, which operates in the digital field. Since 2017, the FIRST...

From Aug. 15-18, 2018 some high students from around the globe representing more than 100 countries will be competing against their peers at the First Global Challenge. The theme of the Robotics Olympics is “Energy” and the Olympics will have these students engaged in various...

The Cayman Islands robotics team heads off to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge, an Olympics-styled robotics contest. But for the boys participating in it, it’s more than a contest, it’s taking what they’ve learned in the classroom and bringing it to life. Those three...

SALT LAKE CITY - A team of Navajo high school students from a remote town in southern Utah is building a robot to represent North America in an international robotics competition. The teenagers have worked all summer on the project, scheduling meetings between long drives to jobs...

Translated from Arabic. A team of young inventors from the First Skills Club of Sfax-Al Rahal will be on their way Saturday (August 11th, 2018) to Mexico to participate in the Olympic Games of robotics, the association's president Faten Khalafallah Hamouda said. The team includes four girls...

Time is winding down for Team Belize who is participating in what is called the “Olympics” of Robotics competition taking place between August 16 and 18 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. The group comprises students from Ocean Academy in Caye Caulker and Belize High School in Belize...

The kraken is a mythical monster capable of devouring whales and whole ships. The Kraken built by a team of Cayman Islands science students is somewhat less dangerous. Slightly smaller than a folding chair, the robotic vehicle, designed to pick up and transport small cardboard cubes,...

With a flash of green light, a robot sputters and whizzes across the room, obeying the remote-control commands 15-year-old Xaviera Nguefo and her team send its way. It is a scene that would not look out of place in a futuristic sci-fi fantasy, but is instead...

(Translated from Armenian.) The students of "Armath" engineering laboratories will represent Armenia at the FIRST Global robotics Challenge in Mexico on August 16-18. The FIRST Global Challenge is a global robot challenge, involving 14 to 18 year olds from around 160 countries. The aim of the competition is...

Three among 11 Nigerian secondary school students have qualified to participate in this year’s World Adolescent Robotics competition, which holds this month in China. The China Association of Science and Technology has reached out to the three students who will be representing Nigeria at the competition. The...

The Department of Women's Affairs (DWA) has sponsored the SMART Sistas Program with an amount of Vt50,000. The Director of DWA, Mrs Dorosday Kenneth Dhressen acknowledged the SMART Sistas for giving the department the opportunity to be able to give towards the SMART Sistas program. "As partners...

Belize for the first time will be participating in a global robotics competition that takes place betweenAugust 15 and 18 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. The focus of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) event this year is “Energy Impact” and is considered the “Olympics”...

(Translated from Spanish.) Mexico -- The talent and ingenuity of the young Mexicans will once again meet to participate in the Robotics World Cup "FIRST Global Challenge 2018", which in its second edition will take place at the Mexico City Arena. And for this, as in the previous event,...

THREE form six students of Presentation College Chaguanas will be representing TT at the FIRST Global Challenge in Mexico City, Mexico from August 16-18. The team-based international robotics competition will see the three students, Avidesh Marajh, Raydon Baboolal and Josef Gonzalez, flying TT’s national colours amongst...

Three secondary school students are to represent Nigeria at the World Adolescent Robotic Competition in China this July. The students – Tawakalitu Giwa, Oluwaseun Omotayo and Ayomide Adetunji are to fly Nigeria’s flag at the event organised by the China Association of Science and Technology. The students...

Ghana’s All-Girls Robotics team with support from STEMbees will be participating in the First Global Robotics Competition to be held in Mexico. The competion will take off in August, with Ghana joining over 150 nations in the challenge entitled “Energy Impact”. As part of the competition, each...

(Go to site for video) A small group of students at Presentation College Chaguanas will once again represent this country in a global robotics competition. Last year the group placed 16th out of 163 countries worldwide, in FIRST Global's first annual robotics Olympics in Washington. Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh...

The cocktail fundraiser in support of Ghana’s all-girls robotics team’s upcoming trip to Mexico City to participate in the FIRST Global international robotics competition was held on Monday, 9th July at the Carbon Luxury Lounge. The event was held in an effort to help the team...

A team of students from Cayman will travel to Mexico City next month to take part in what is billed as the “robotic Olympics.” This is the first time a Cayman team will attend the annual FIRST Global Challenge. The team includes Cayman Prep and High School...

(Translated from Spanish.) We present to you the promising young people who will represent the country in the FIRST Global Challenge 2018. FIRST Global is an international organization that is focused on promoting science, technology and collaboration to improve the environment. For this reason, the FIRST Global Challenge is held annually, a robotics competition in...

(Translated from Slovak.) Do you still remember what you did with your free time when you were 15 years old? Or what are you doing now? Was it wandering out with my friends? Books? Series? Music? Well, high school students from Žiar nad Hronom, Bratislava and Liptovský Mikuláš, who will represent Slovakia...

CITY OF MEXICO (Notimex) - From August 15 to 18, the FIRST Global Challenge 2018 will be held in Mexico City, an event that will bring together young people from more than 160 countries to "solve energy efficiency problems with robots created by them," Grupo Salinas...

GS Hoy FIRST Global Challenge 2018, the most important robotics competition in the world, will gather this year at the Mexico City Arena of the capital of our country teams from more than 190 countries, between August 16 and 18, with the challenge to solve energy...

The young Mexicans Angel Berdeja, Jorge Garcia, Herman Sanchez, Santiago García and Frida Sosa were reported ready to participate in the Energy Impact competition at the FIRST Global Challenge 2018 Robotics World Championship, which will be held in CdMx. Around 1,300 young people between 14 and...

(Translated from Spanish.) A sucrense team made up of three schoolboys and their tutor was the winner of the 1st National Robotics Tournament that took place today, in Sucre, whose main prize is attending the World Robotics World Championship -- the FIRST Global Challenge, on behalf...

Translated from French. Young François Lovensky Carl Junior made a name for himself at the first edition of the FIRST Global Challenge. An international competition, initiated in 2017, aimed at young STEM enthusiasts, geeks from all over the world, during which he and his fellow high...

(Translated from French.) Robotics is a sector of the future, according to FIRST Global and YUVA Mauritius. Three Mauritian teenagers have been selected to compete in an international robotics competition in Mexico City, Mexico next August. Three Mauritian teenagers keen on robotics will fly to Mexico City,...

Translated from Dutch. Suriname will again participate in the FIRST Global Challenge this year, which will be held from 15 to 18 August 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. The goal of this competition, which is organized every year in another country, is to get more young people...

Translated from Spanish. With the support of the Public Library of Limón Mayor Thomas Benjamín Lynch, a group of young people from Limón will participate in the FIRST Global Challenge 2018, in Mexico City, which brings together 160 countries in a robotics contest. The participation of the...

Translated from Dutch. Suriname will again participate in the FIRST Global Challenge this year, which will be held from 15 to 18 August 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. The goal of this competition, which is organized every year in another country, is to get more young...

Three students from Woodford International School have been selected to represent Solomon Islands in the 2018 FIRST Global Robotics Competition in Mexico City. The competition will take place from August 15-18 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico. The FIRST Global Challenge is an international robotics event with...

Translated from Spanish. The team called Interconectados won the first place of the First National Robotics Tournament held last Sunday in Sucre, with the participation of 13 other teams from different parts of the country. The new champions are Brayan Durán Toconas (native of Tupiza-Potosí), Eduardo Vargas...

Translated from Vietnamese. With the fire and enthusiasm, the second time to return to the competition FIRST Global Challenge, the Vietnamese team aspires to confirm the stature of Vietnam on the international stage. This year's competition will be held in Mexico in August. Robotics and aspirations spread the...

In two months, student challengers from around the world will be meeting in Mexico to tackle "energy efficiency problems" using robots they've built themselves. The annual FIRST Global is a STEM focused international non-profit that runs international robotics competitions for high schoolers in nearly 160...

Five young ladies have been selected to represent Seychelles in the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge which will take place in Mexico City from August 15-18. Sanjeetha Pillay from Independent School, Amy Joubert of Belonie secondary school, Steffie-Anne Monthy of International school, Trishia Labiche of Praslin Vijay...

FIRST Global, a STEM-focused international nonprofit that organizes an annual international robotics competition for high-school students from around the world, announced that the FIRST Global Challenge 2018 will convene participants from more than 160 countries, Aug. 15-18, at Mexico City’s Arena Ciudad de México to...

Fatemah Qaderyan is a guest of the Oslo Freedom Forum, and I meet her in the lobby of the Grand Hotel, in the heart of the Norwegian capital. From the kitchen, she orders French fries. Why not? I ask her, “Do you like McDonald’s?” Yes, she...

First Lady, Sandra Granger yesterday received a cheque for $636,000 from Minister of Education,  Nicolette Henry on behalf of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana. A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that this sum, which is the first instalment of a...

Translated from Chinese. (Reporter Liao Xueru/Hsinchu Report) 2018 First Global Challenge (FGC) International Tournament in Taiwan, with a total of 10 high school and junior high school students. On the 25th, Qiming University of Science and Technology of China merged technologies, and finally formed a multi-school...

Translated from Romanian. Technology enthusiasts are invited to an unprecedented exhibition of robots created by the best students in Hunedoara County. The locals are invited on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, to the Deva Fortress Park, to see robots made by students representing Hunedoara County at national and...

Five highly talented high school learners have been selected to represent South Africa at the FIRST Global Challenge. The “SpringBots” come from a very diverse background and bring to the team a wealth of academic knowledge, cultural learning and tremendous team spirit. These learners have a passion...

The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) is partnering up with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Global Higher Education Network to facilitate the First Global Robotics Competitionorganised for high school students around the world. FIRST...

The Afghan robotic girls team returned home after wrapping up a successful tour in Canada and the US.  “We participated in the competition in New Mexico where we won first position and won a gold medal, in Turkey we also came first,” said Leda Azizi, head...

Three Bhutanese will represent the country at the Global Robotic Olympic this year at Arena Ciudad de México, Mexico City. Fabrication laboratory (FabLab) Bhutan has been inviting entries from young enthusiasts to represent the country at the competition that FIRST Global, a global non-governmental organisation holds...

There was no magic involved when the Wizards.exe [Team USA 2018] came home from Detroit with the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship Inspire Award in hand, along with their robot, which took 10th out of 6,000 teams from around the globe. Eleven Montgomery County teenagers have...

As the day for the First Global Challenge nears, Science Technology Engineer and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana is busy working to build a robot that will “wow” judges at this year’s competition in Mexico. Though the final team of six has not yet been selected, a group...

Translated from Albanian. Some young Albanians passionate about engineering, will again represent Albania in the "Robotic Olympics", which will this time be held in Mexico. Albania's participation is facilitated by FIRST, a non-for-profit child-raising organization in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), and offers four...

Young students from around the world will arrive in Mexico City this August to participate in a competition that taps into robotics to tackle global challenges. The inaugural FIRST Global Challenge in 2017 welcomed high-school students from 157 nations; and this year’s event is expected to be...

The mission of the FIRST Global Challenge is to inspire science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations in order to enhance understanding, instill the importance of cooperation, address the world’s most pressing issues, and improve quality of life for all. This...

Pune: A five-member team of Class XII students from the city have been selected to participate in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Mexico later this year. The competition, which has students of various age-groups competing to prove their skills in robotics, came into limelight last...

Translated from Spanish. Cintia, with her facilitator Marcos Lugo, will travel regularly to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires to receive training in the Educabot space. The objective of the meetings of the Argentine team is that, after getting acquainted, they are integrated into a joint work...

The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has praised the efforts of Team Nigeria to the FIRST Global Robotic Olympics in Washington DC, US in 2017 for their outstanding performance at the challenge. He made the commendation while receiving the six-member team, their project director, mentor and...

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has praised the effort of Team Nigeria to the First Global Robotic Olympics in Washington DC, U.S., in 2017 for its outstanding performance at the challenge. He made the commendation while receiving the six-member team, their project director, mentor and sponsors...

A group of six girls left their families in Afghanistan and travelled for the first time to Canada in January with a dream and a hope. They were determined to build the best robot they could and compete in a variety of robotic competitions including the...

Even though he first got to interact with his first computer when he joined secondary school in 2013, Lewis Wanyeki, 19, was fascinated with technology. He constantly fiddled with his mother’s mobile phone, curious about how it operated. “I dismantled several of my mother’s mobile phones...

Translated from French. Winners at an international competition in Washington, young Malians passionate about robotics are putting their talents to work in a new, brand-new center. Student at the National School of Engineering, Abdoulaziz experiments with electronic fragments in his room ...

Six students from Wesley Girls Senior High School will represent Ghana at the FIRST Global international robotics challenge to be held in Mexico City in August. This was announced by STEMbees, a non-profit organisation in Ghana that seeks to empower Ghanaian girls in STEM(Science, engineering, technology...

In a statement, First Global’s partner, Impact Hub Harare director, Tadzoka Pswarayi, said the money was needed to cover costs of their robot kit, the team’s travel to the competition, training, food and lodging and uniforms among other requirements. “The chance to participate in this competition...

The Afghan Dreamers, an all-teenage-girl robotics team from Afghanistan, made international headlines last year after twice being denied visas to visit the U.S. for the 2017 FIRST Global Challenge, a robotics competition involving more than 2,500 kids from 157 countries. They eventually got permission to...

Burmese nerds hope to attract more talent with the promise of winning gold. WITH recurrent power cuts, limited wifi and poor infrastructures, Myanmar is often regarded as a rather weak country when it comes to technological prowess. Most people struggle installing basic apps on their smartphones,...

While at Harvard, she launched and led the first Zambian robotic team at the FIRST Global, which organises a yearly international robotics challenge to ignite a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). She first heard about the Pan-African Robotics Challenge while channel surfing in...

Sara Narimene Boukais discovered last summer that she can change the world. As a member of Algeria’s first-ever robotics team, the 18-year-old spent months designing a machine that can clean polluted water—or, at least, clear a replica of a river littered with colored plastic balls. Sara had...

  One hundred sixty three teams from 157 countries competed in the First Global Challenge 2017 Robotic Competition held in Washington D.C. from 16 to 18 July, with the Myanmar team finishing sixth in the competition. Six Myanmar students, Maung Wai Yar Aung from Yangon Technological...

Alejandra is a 17-year-old teenager with a great passion for learning. Originally from Acahualinca, one of the communities with highest social risk in Managua. The everydayness of her life experienced a complete turnaround when she was given the opportunity to apply for a scholarship for...

The inadugural zambian robotics team entered FIRST Global, a competition that pits 163 national teams against each other. Last year's theme was clean water. Each group is sent a basic kit and guide, and then it's up to them to create and program the machine. -->...

Dean Kamen started his career as a medical inventor on accident. When he was young, Kamen's older brother, an MD Ph.D. candidate, was working in pediatric oncology. "He’d come home on weekends, frustrated," Kamen said on stage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit. "You have a two-pound baby you’re...

Afghanistan's Girl Robotics Team just won the Entrepreneur Challenge at Europe's largest robotics festival, the Robotex festival in Tallinn, Estonia. At Robotex, the team faced off against 3700 other competitors and 1600 robots in a series of competitions, including robot basketball games, races, and mazes. The...

It has been a year of travel difficulties, project setbacks and family heartbreak, but a girls’ robotics team from Afghanistan has made a comeback. The group of teenagers, who attracted international attention last summer when they were briefly denied visas to the United States to take...

COLONIA, Yap (Habele) — Students on Micronesia’s famously traditional island of stone money have begun to design and assemble hi-tech programmable robots. Robotics clubs at five high schools in Yap received VEX Classroom and Competition kits earlier this month, kicking off expansion of the popular Yap...

South Australian students Michael Brady, Bowen Hawkey, Samuel Moloney, Luke Voigt and Nathan Axford represented Team Oceania and competed against students from more than 160 nations to win the award. The Gold Einstein Award acknowledged the team for having the best robot and the best game...

Three MCAST students who are studying software development and multimedia software development, have built a robot and competed in the Global Challenge Robot Olympics in Washington. One of the students is Andrea Abela who is a current student worker at MITA. We talked to him...

The Afghan girls robotics team were warmly welcomed in an international event in Amsterdam in the Netherlands on Thursday. Researchers, scientists and inventors from 100 countries attended the two-day event. The robotics team displayed their robot at the event. Fatima Qaderyan, member of the robotics team, made an...

The group of students from the Beau Vallon secondary school known as Team Seychelles who took part in the First Global Challenge Robotic Competition held last month in Washington, USA, have been honoured. This was through a reception held on Friday evening at the Savoy Resort...

Translated from Indonesian. Technological developments helped bring the achievements of Indonesia's young generation. One of them is shown through Wo-Wi, an innovative robot made by Madrasah Aliyah (MA) students Technonatura, Depok, West Java. Unmitigated, this robot won the second winner in the International First Global Challenge Olympic...

Translated from French. The role of Governor General has suddenly become of interest to young people at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke. The winners of the gold medal at the most recent First Global competition, held in Washington last July, had the opportunity to meet astronaut Julie...

Last July, I had the honor to volunteer at the FIRST Global Challenge, which was held at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. It was simply wonderful to see the smiles on the faces of the youth I worked with, especially knowing I helped contribute...

Translated from Spanish. For the first time, people of all ages who have a hobby of robotics, can be part of the international tournament Robot Games Challenge Pacific. The activity organized by the club Robota of the Polytechnic School of the Coast (Espol) will be held...

Translated from Spanish. A Chilean girl of only 15 years gained an internship in New Zealand to learn programming in Code Avengers, one of the main companies of the tech industry. Her name is Macarena Abarca and her initiative is to bring robotics to deaf people. According...

“Everybody here is working together, loaning each other batteries, tools, helping each other fix programming issues to lift each other up,” Participant, First Global Challenge 2017. Imagine a world that is not divided by politics, hatred and war…. a world where every nation helps its neighbors,...

Translated from Burmese. Robotic technology in the world in many developed countries has been widely used for many years, but in a developing country like Burma, they are just getting started to study opportunities. This technology to study the current situation in Burma, Regarding the outlook,...

Seven teenagers from Collyer’s Sixth Form College travelled to Washington DC in the summer to represent the United Kingdom at FIRST Global, an international robotics Olympiad. In May, the Collyer’s Robotics team made county headlines by coming third in the UK Student Robotics competition – the...

HIS Royal Highness Prince (Dr) Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), yesterday officiated at UTB’s 4th Convocation Festival 2017. Upon arrival at...

Three ICT students at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (Mcast) took part in the first Global Robotics Challenge which was held in Washington DC, United States. The Maltese team, composed of Patrick Brejza, Clive Tonna and Andrea Abela, performed very well in the...

Electrical innovator Amos Vandy and Computer Programmer Daniel McWilliams have received a $1,000 USD from Bishop Abu of the Flaming Evangelical Ministries (FEM) to help them with their scholarship to study abroad. The two are part of a team that represented Sierra Leone at the...

The FIRST Global Challenge is a major international robotics event that took place in Washington DC in last month. The competition brings together students between the ages of 15 to 18 years to increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Teams from about...

“You are the first generation in human history that can end extreme poverty in the world. And from what I saw of these robots, I know you can do it.” — President World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, at the #FGC2017 Award and Closing Ceremony. Amajor international...

Translated from Spanish. Mexico was represented by a team made up of students from the Universidad Panamericana (UP), Jorge Ochoa, Guillermo Campos, Antonio Dávila, Alonso García, Eduardo Martínez, Héctor Carrillo, Gerardo Ascencio, and the Preparatory Institute of the Technological Institute of Monterrey Superior Studies (ITESM), San...

BASRA – A six-strong Iraqi team has returned home to Basra after rubbing shoulders with students from nearly 160 other nations at a robotics contest in Washington, D.C. After six years of competition, this year's FIRST Global Challenge event held in July over three days was...

PARAMARIBO - The Suriname Robotics Team, consisting of Shayant (18), Ayan(16) and Ivana (16), was received in audience by the Vice President of the Republic of Suriname H.E. Mr. Ashwin Adhin on August 17, 2017. The meeting identified a greater incorporation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics --...

Translated from Icelandic. The president welcomes representatives of Iceland in the FIRST Global Robotics Competition. It was held in Washington in the US in July. Iceland's team came to Berlín with teachers in programming for robots and other escorts. The robot itself helped and showed the...

Zimbabwean robotics team was ranked at 56 out 163 nations at the annual robotics competition that took place in Washington DC, United States from the 16th to the 18th this month.. The robotics team participants are between the ages of 15 to 18 drawn from various...

It was supposed to be Africa’s century, then the robots arrived. The dawning of the fourth industrial revolution offered African countries the opportunity to take advantage of technological gains, leapfrogging their developed counterparts. As China did at the end of the last century, Africa could have...

Washington, D.C. –  In its first-ever appearance at the FIRST Global Robotics Competition, a group of three students from the federation, accompanied by Dr. Ricardo Neil, placed 36th out of 163 nations in a three-day competition from July 14-17. Jermelia Henry, Zhavier Shaw and Jervik Lapsley...

The Seychelles National Institute for Science, Technology and Innovation(NISTI) won the bronze medal for outstanding supporting organisation at a global robotics challenge in Washington, D.C, earlier this month. The Al-Khawarizmi Award from the Iranian Research Organisation for Science and Technology was given to organisations who are...

Some Nigerian teenagers are putting the country in good view with their participation in the first robotics Olympics held in Washington D.C in the United States. This challenge happens to be the first global robotic Olympic to be held. The Nigerian teenagers that represented the nation...

Translated from French. The first "Al-Khwarizmi Award", awarded to the team that contributed most to the progress of the competition, and the second "Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Supporter", awarded to the teams that produced the most powerful robots, were both awarded to the Tunisian team. This...

In room 300 on the fourth floor of Leone Building on Wilberforce Street, sits the future of Sierra Leone robotic engineering. The room is full of teenagers and young people glued to computer monitors fiddling with their keyboards with exhilarating concentration. Amongst these geeks, is the...

A team of seven students, who represented Nigeria in the maiden edition of the FIRST Global Robotics Olympiad (GRO) in Washington DC, U.S, have been commended for their impressive performance. The team came third out of 41 African countries that participated in the competition and ranked...

YANGON — A team of Myanmar engineering students who landed a top 10 ranking at the world’s first international robotics competition hope their achievement will inspire young people to practise science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in order to improve the country. The team finished six...

BEAVERCREEK — Seven High School students from Honduras participated in the FIRST Global Robotics Competition in Washington, D.C., with the help of Dayton-based nonprofit Shoulder to Shoulder. Shoulder to Shoulder’s 27-year mission has been to help bring sustainable health, nutrition and education services to the people of...

High school student Chhoeut Chanthy had never before seen a robot, let alone built one that operated on code she had written. But that all changed a few months ago when Ms Chanthy and five classmates in Siem Reap province became the first Cambodian team to...

THE Bits ‘N’ Bytes Company yesterday hosted an appreciation ceremony for sponsors of Team Brunei who attended the inaugural First Global Challenge 2017 which was held in July in Washington DC, the United States of America. The event took place yesterday at Lecture Hall 2...

Three students from Yap State proudly represented the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) at an international high school robotics competition this July in Washington DC. Natasha Loochaz, John Steven Gilinug, and Francis Yarofalyango, comprised Team Micronesia, and joined students from over 150 other nations at the...

The Algerian robotics team looked worried as they huddled around their boxy machine. It was the opening day of the First Global international robotics challenge — which brought youth from 160 countries to Washington, D.C. in July to compete and test their mechanical engineering skills — and the robot...

Translated from Spanish. With a robot to take care of water quality, young sucrenses Fabián Malpartida, Alejandro Núñez, Luis Fernández and Susan Terán set a record for Bolivia in the First Global Challenge, which took place in the USA. The national team was fifth in South...

Girls in Tech Chile is a foundation since 2014 that promotes female participation in science and technology, forming part of a US NGO of the same name present in 60 countries. From the experience, the Ingeniosas program was created to promote vocations of women of school...

One team with one month and one robotics kit proudly represented Bermuda at the FIRST Global 2017 Robotics competition last week. Despite the relatively short time to prepare, they beat the US, Canada, Russia and Britain to finish 59th out of 163 and were the top...

This past week, I, along with eight other members of STEM Guyana’s robotics team, had the pleasure of participating in the FIRST Global Challenge 2017. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in the US in 1989 to inspire young people’s...

Translated from French. With seven young high school students between the ages of 15 and 18, the First Skills Club has just won two gold and silver medals at the 2018 Global Robotics Challenge, held July 16-18 in Washington-USA . Representing the Tunisian national team in the...

Translated from Spanish. Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua participated in the robot olympics promoted by First Global, an initiative to motivate youth to use and enjoy science and technology. Youth from 157 countries participated in the First Global Challenge, the world's first robotic olympic, in Washington DC, USA. The...

The students Andrea Terán, Luis Fernando Orta and Luis Gerardo Ramos of PrepaTec of San Luis Potosí were winners when they obtained the bronze in the First Global First Challenge Robotics Olympic Games, held in Washington, USA. "It has been an honor to get this recognition,...

Translated from Spanish. A few months ago, I saw a beautiful movie, "Spare Parts" (2015, "The Robot Life"). The story revolves around a high school teacher who, tempted by a large technology company, receives a juicy job offer. Four Hispanic students in irregular migration situation appear,...

Translated from French. A first. Madagascar is indeed present at the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition. The Malagasy team of six students aged between 16 and 19 years, led by Sahaza Ramarosandy arrived in the land of Uncle Sam on Friday to participate in...

THREE pupils of Presentation College, Chaguanas, placed 16th out of a field of 163 at the inaugural FIRST Global International High School Robotics Challenge in Washington D.C. on Tuesday. The team comprised of Form Five pupils Avidesh Marajh (team representative and programmer), Fahad Hosein (team captain...

Translated from Spanish. Brilliant young high school students in 153 countries came to Washington, DC, with their gleaming newly assembled robots and after long trips, to star in the most incredible, fantastic and wonderful competition of its kind that takes place worldwide. For three days from Sunday...

Translated from French. Motivation and loyalty, Seven young high-school students from Sfax and the First Skills Club took the plane to the United States to defend the Tunisian flag at the Global Robotics Challenge organized by FIRST Global from 16 to 18 July in Washington Considered the...

Translated from French. The Malagasy team managed to rise to third place of the podium in an international competition of robotics in the United States. On the podium. Madagascar has once again shone with his young skills on the international stage. The Malagasy team brought up the...

A team of seven Indian teenagers, who participated in the FIRST Global Robotics Olympiad in Washington, has won the Zhang Heng Engineering Design Award, surging ahead of 157 countries that participated in this year’s FIRST Global Challenge. The team also won bronze for Global Challenge Match. “Kudos...

  The all-girl robotics team from Afghanistan that was initially denied entry to the United States for an international competition is taking home the silver medal. Fittingly, they received a the accolade for "courageous achievement" at the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition where teams were...

The girls of Afghanistan are strong, intelligent, and resilient. The six high school students competing in the FIRST Global international robotics competition exemplify this and so much more. The FIRST Global robotics challenge is an annual competition organized to ignite a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering,...

BUJUMBURA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Burundi will participate in the first-ever robot Olympics due in Washington DC in the United States on July 16 to 18, the coach of the Burundian team said Tuesday. "Six secondary school pupils from Burundi and their coach will depart Burundi...

Dar es Salaam — The Deputy Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training Stella Manyanya on Tuesday handed the national flag and bid farewell to seven Tanzanian students who are going to participate in International Robotic Challenge in USA. The annual challenge, organised by US...

Young Georgian inventors will travel to Washington to participate in International Robotics Olympiad ”First Global” supported by TBC Bank. The International competition will be held on July 16-18 for the first time. Participants will represent more than 160 countries. Teams are composed by 15-18 years old,...

Six ambitious youngsters Moldova will represent at this competition scheduled between July 16-18, 2017. They also used to partake in competitions in Estonia, Denmark and Spain. Since April, the participants have sent their schema details, and now the robot is ready to be presented. It has...

Three girls, members of SMART Sistas, have left Port Vila on their first leg of a trip to represent Vanuatu at the FIRST Global robotic challenge to be held from July 16-18, 2017 in Washington, DC, USA . Lana Molivurae from Epauto School, Lilia Raptigh from...

Six learners have been chosen to represent South Africa at the First Global Challenge: Robotics Olympics in Washington DC in July. Mentor and coach Johan Benade put together a team to participate in the inaugural challenge. The team is called Mighty Minds South Africa. Mikhaeel Reddy, Barbara Moagi...

MUMBAI: Later this month, seven students from Mumbai schools will represent India at an Olympic-style robotics challenge to find solutions to provide access to clean water. Students of Jamnabai Narsee International School, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Oberoi International School and Ecole Mondiale World School, have been...

Translated from French. They are six Malgaches, between the ages of 16 and 19, passionate about robotics and programming, and will soon fly to Washington DC to represent Madagascar at the FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition. I had the chance to talk with these...

Translated from Spanish. The event, which will bring together 160 countries to participate in the first robotic world olympic called First Global Challenge in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Constitution Hall, Washington D.C., will be held from July 16 to 18. This year's "H2O FLOW"...

The competition is being held in Washington DC, USA, from 16-18 July, with one team invited from each country in the world. More than 160 nations have confirmed their attendance. St Lucia’s team is made up of three A-level students: Shergaun Roserie, Reshul Narhari, Keeghan Patrick. Loewenvell Polius,...

(SHERBROOKE) The robotics team at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke will fly to Washington soon to take part in the first edition of First Global. The Sherbrooke team is the only Canadian team to participate in the International Robotics Olympiad, which will bring together 176 teams...

Translated from Spanish. Asunción - Five young people from Los Laureles College (CEL) are preparing to attend the First Global First Robotics Olympics, scheduled to begin July 13 in Washington DC. They are José Zeissig, Eliana González, Sebastián Santacruz, Maxi Vuyx and Alejandro Molinas, all between...

Translated from Spanish. The boys were invited to participate in the REV Robotics category, which has been included in the curriculum of the private educational institution for three years. One of the mentors who accompanies the boys is the innovative teacher José Ávalos, who won a prize...

FIRST Global is launching the world's first international robot Olympics for high school students in July in Washington DC, where 164 nations including teams from almost every nation in Asia will participate. 'Team Bangladesh', a 6-member group of high school students will represent Bangladesh with...

Translated from Spanish. More than 160 countries will participate in the first First Global Robotics Olympics, to be held in the United States from July 14 to 18. The competition aims to bring together future young leaders in technology. Guatemala will be represented by young people, who...

“When I was 12 years old, I dreamed of standing on the stage and becoming famous because of my inventions,” said Chanty, 17, a high school student in Siem Reap. Next month, Chanty and her five teammates will travel to the United States to compete...

MANAGUA – Five teenagers will represent Nicaragua at an international robotics competition to be held in Washington DC from July 14-20, authorities at the foundation supporting them announced Tuesday. The teens will go up against other competitors from more than 160 countries in a contest where...

Translated from Albanian. Kosovar high school students Elita Hajrizi, Liburn Bajraktari, Flokart Pajaziti, Gezim Morina and Rigon Statovci, under the mentorship of UBT Rector, Edmond Hajrizi, will be representatives of Kosovo in the largest international competition in the field of robotics , FIRST Global Challenge, to...

THREE students will build a robot in a contest against high school teams from 160 countries in Washington DC next month. The Grace Lutheran College Rothwell students Sarah Lockyer from Bracken Ridge, Daniel McGowan from North Lakes and Zac Manoiloff from Woody Point will compete to...

RUKUBOT TEAM, Team Nepal Participating on “First Global Challenges” at Washington DC, USA on July, 2017. Nepal commonly known as the multilingual, multicultural and multireligious country is one of the developing countries in the world. The world has moved forward in the field of Science,...

Recently, Team RUKUBOT held a meeting with parents and guardians of all team members. The main objective of the meeting was to share our feelings regarding the project. All Team RUKUBOT members were present along their parents, team mentor and other caretakers of the team....

Robotic team representing Albania at the First Inaugural Robot Competition in Washington D.C is pleased to invite you to Robot Reveal. --> Read More...

Four students from South Auckland are aiming to solve the world's problems using robotics. Kacey Roberts, Daniel Gallahar-Ikitule, Esther Asi and Vanshika Ram will represent New Zealand at an Olympics-style robotics competition in the United States in July. The theme for the First Global competition this year...

A young and talented group from the Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church yesterday won first place at Guyana’s inaugural robot and technology exhibition. Held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, the exhibition was facilitated by STEMGuyana, which will also enable a local team’s participation...

A team of local students is preparing to represent Bermuda at the inaugural FIRST Global robotics competition. The all-female team of five Bermuda High School students will battle it out Olympics-style against 162 other teams from around the world in Washington DC next month. The girls have...

THE nine-member team representing Guyana at the inaugural Robot Olympics next month in Washington D.C. is currently perfecting the robot they have to build for the event and building the overall team capacity. The team consists of: 15-19 year old participants: Ryan Benschop, Anthony Frank, Arianna...

A team comprising several young people, who are part of the Science, Technology, and Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana Project will be representing Guyana in July at the First Global Robotic Challenge in Washington D.C, United States of America, with support from the Government, through...

Translated from Dutch. Suriname is one of the 163 countries participating in the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge, held in Washington D.C., America from 16 to 18 July 2017. The team that will depart consists of 3 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 and an...

Translated from Dutch. Suriname is one of the 163 countries participating in the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge, held in Washington D.C., America from 16 to 18 July 2017. The team that will depart consists of 3 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 18 and an...

Translated from Dutch. PARAMARIBO - 16-year-old Ivana Codrington (16), Ayan Jhagroe (16), 18-year-old Shayant Sital and mentor Daniel Lachman will represent Surinam from 16 to 18 July during the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge in Washington. The team will prove with a self-propelled robot to successfully address...

Translated from Dutch. Ivana Codrington (16), Ayan Jhagroe (16), Shayant Sital (18) will participate on behalf of Suriname at the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge, held in Washington D.C., America from 16 to 18 July 2017. Daniel Lachman (technical team mentor) goes along as their supervisor. Suriname...

Translated from Portuguese. The Portuguese Team is from the Dr. Serafim Leite School Group, from S. João da Madeira. They are Reuben, Rui, Raul and João are the team that will represent Portugal in this world mission. The First Global Challenge is an international robotics event with...

Translated from Spanish. Three teenagers from Limon will represent Costa Rica in an international robotics competition called the FIRST Global Challenge. The competition will be held July 16-18 in Washington, United States, and will bring together 260 other teams from around the world. Those selected are Johardy Hunter...

“There are teams from nearly 160 countries this year. It’s not just about solving global problems. It’s about solving problems together with those from other cultures,” said Samantha Tenduf-La – an overseer of Team Sri Lanka describing the FIRST Global Challenge 2017. In case you’re...

Translated from Spanish. "Two learners from Manizales, and two others from Medellín and Soacha, are members of the SENA team that will travel to Washington D.C. in July, to demonstrate that Colombia has advanced in science, technology, engineering and mathematics from the earliest age," said Mauricio Giraldo,...

Translated from Catalan. The team RoboCaspers, consisting of four Catalonian teenagers, has been selected to represent Spain in FIRST Global, a robotics competition that will gather youth from 160 countries to overcome a series of challenges based on facilitating access to the potable water. This is not the...

TEAM Woodford International School (WIS) will represent Solomon Islands in the United States in the field of competitive robotic building next month. The team of four dedicated science and technology WIS students, under the guidance of school mentor, Rakesh Pandey, are gearing up for the FIRST...

Translated from Ukrainian. The Ukrainian team is sent to the world's first Olympic competition in robotics. The team from Kiev is young people 15-16 years old. To participate in competitions, they designed a robot, which will be presented at the competitions in Washington. The head of international...

Solomon Islands students will participate for the first in a global robotics competition in Washington DC July this year. A team of four students from the Woodford International School will compete with students from more than 160 nations in the event. Solomon Islands was the only team...

In Washington, July 14, 2017 for the first time in the history of robotics competitions held FIRST GLOBAL Challenge in the Olympic format. Ukraine to present his work team of three contestants aged 15-16 and mentor. The theme of the first Olympic competition FIRST GLOBAL Challenge...

A group of Guyanese are set to participate in the inaugural Robot Olympics slated for July in Washington, District of Colombia (DC), USA. Last week, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger met the group of young participants and informed them that the Ministry of Education and other organizations...

Translated from Spanish. The FIRST Global Challenge is an international robotics event with more than 100 countries from around the world. These delegations will travel to Washington, D.C. next July to participate in the inaugural game to be held in the capital of a different nation...

Translated from Maltese. MCAST students attending college have been selected to jipprateċipaw in the first competition of its kind; Olympics-the International Robot Competition. Such as along with 160 nationwide, including 40 nation of Europe, will be competing in Washington DC between 16 and 20 July. Students, Patrick...

The inaugural FIRST Global challenge will be held 16-18 July 2017 in Washington, DC (on the grounds of the Constitutional Hall). The challenge is organized as Olympic competition among the teams from more than 160 countries. The national teams will be composed of high school-age...

Translated from German. Vienna / Weiz (APA) - US organization First Global is organizing the first International Robotic Olympiad for High-Level Students in Washington DC (USA) from 16 to 18 July. Teams from 160 countries from all continents participate. Austria is represented by a team of...

Cameroon’s Larissa is the only girl selected to be part of the team of students who will be representing their various countries in this year’s international robotics challenge. The 16 year old, who lives with her mother, two sisters, three brothers and two nephews in her uncle’s...

Translated from Hungarian. https://youtu.be/hns3HmQAUPE We went to the Fazekas Secondary School in Budapest and made a really special unboxing video with the home team of First Global's robotic competition. As a stairway to LEGO tournaments, only in America, this year, the teams have been invited from many...

(Seychelles News Agency) - Six secondary students from Seychelles will participate in an international robotics challenge in Washington D.C. in July. A robot kit was handed over recently to the team in Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, by the International First Committee Association through...

Washington D.C. (U.S.), May. 25. A Peruvian nine-strong group of secondary school students will represent the Inca country at FIRST Global's very first Global Challenge, an international robot olympics to be held this July in D.C. Peru will thus become one of the 150+ nations participating in...

COLONIA, Yap (Press Release) — Elaborate cultural dances and seafaring canoes have made the Micronesian Islands of Yap famous, but this month it was the ultra-advanced Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math skills of local students on display. An annual competition and exhibition organized by Yap Catholic High...

Translated from Spanish. Five young people from the San Francisco Educational Center of the Acahualinca neighborhood of Managua will represent Nicaragua in the first Robotics Olympics of the First Global organization based in Washington D.C., USA. Víctor Gutiérrez, Gloria Jarquín, Alejandra Mercado, Ana María Zeledón and Engell...

Translated from Spanish. 160 national and 5 continental teams of high school students will participate in these olympics in Washington, D.C. in July. Ellas.mx - Despite the increase of women in careers related to politics, humanities, economics and the arts, women continue to be segregated in the fields...

Three girls, members of SMART Sistas, will represent Vanuatu at the inaugural FIRST Global challenge to be held from 16-18 July, 2017 in Washington DC, USA. Each country will be represented by its chosen national team, which will compete with its self-assembled robot within constantly changing cooperative...

A group secondary school student drawn from public and private schools are now ready to represent Nigeria at the First Global Robot Olympic Challenges alongside 149 youths from other nations of the world. Founded by philanthropic inventor Dean Kamen to inspire a passion for science and...

Nigeria’s First Global Robot Challenges National Coordinator, Mrs. Remi Willoughby, has said the development of soft skills will help the government to tackle youth unemployment and its associated challenge of increasing crime rates in the country. Speaking in Lagos during a media event to unveil the...

Nigeria will be represented at the FIRST Global Robot Challenges (FGRC) with 149 other nations thanks to efforts by Faisal Jarmakani, robotics enthusiast; Mrs. Remi Willoughby, an exceptional educator; and Professor Sola Sofola, emeritus professor of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Founded by Dean...

Translated from Spanish. Mexico, April 6 (Notimex) - A group of young Mexican students will represent the country for the first time in the robotics world championship, FIRST Global Challenge 2017 to be held in Washington DC, USA from July 14 to 18. The Mexican representative who will...

Translated from Spanish. With the aim of boosting the talent of our young people worldwide, Ricardo Salinas through the Azteca Foundation, sponsors the National Team that will compete in the FIRST World Robotics Olympics at the secondary level and where more than 155 countries will participate. To give...

When was the last time you heard about the Yap Robotics team? The Yap Robotics team you say? The only thing we know about Yap is stone money, manta rays and grass skirts! Au contraire. The Habele Outer Island Education Fund is a U.S.-based 501(c)3 nonprofit, started...

    Translated from Malay VALUE: Seven students aged between 15 and 17 years selected to represent Malaysia at the robotics competition FIRST Global Challenge in Washington D.C., USA on 16-18 July. They are King Adam Ahmad Sultan of SMK Kubang Kerian, Muhammad Jamil Razif (MRSM Lenggong), Janice...

The First Global is the organization that composes a yearly worldwide robot challenge to touch off enthusiasm for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among the more than two billion youth over the world. FIRST Global welcomes one group from each country to take an...

In the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly clear that the global challenges we face as a planet will require global, STEM inspired solutions from the lowest valleys to the highest mountains across the world. That is probably why the first news article to be...

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