India’s all-girl robotics team competes in FIRST Global Challenge

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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 team representing India at the FIRST Global Challenge 2019 in Dubai comprises teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17, and this is their first-ever overseas competition. Driven by their motto, ‘We are coding the future, and it’s female’, Geared-Up Girls have not just been developing their robotics capabilities to make a difference, but also conducting multiple outreach programs in India.

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