CONECTA — The 7 moments the FIRST Global robotics olympiad left us with

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Translated from Spanish.

El 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 PrepaTec, Tec de Monterrey, won 3 awards.

In CONECTA we present the 7 moments left by the 2018 FIRST Global Challenge:

Dean Kamen in front of group of people with flags of the world

1.- “The world needs bridges, not walls.”

These were the words of Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST, during his inaugural speech, affirming that the world needs people, from different backgrounds, willing to cooperate.

The competition was a representation that no matter skin color, language, religion or race, if you work on a common goal, you get incredible results.

Young Sirius being interviewed

2.- The passion for your dreams makes you invincible.

No matter the adversity, you can achieve your dreams if you want to.

This is the case of the Hope team, formed by young people from Siria, who have been living in Lebanon since the war broke out in their country.

Osama Shhadeh, their mentor, ensures that refugees can achieve their dreams if they fight for them, as long as they do not lose hope.

That’s how they chose the name of the team..

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