23 Jun FIRST Global Launches 2022 Youth Robotics Challenge – Carbon Capture

The Environment-Themed Season Inspires Youth from 180+ Nations to Innovate Climate Solutions

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23 JUNE 2022

FIRST Global, an education-focused nonprofit inspiring science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations through the sport of robotics, has launched the challenge for the 2022 season — Carbon Capture. The environment theme invites FIRST Global teams to reimagine the future of Earth’s climate by facing the global issue of climate change.

Each team receives a standard kit of parts with which to build a robot capable of competing on the game field at the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge in Geneva, Switzerland from 13-16 October.

In the Carbon Capture game, shifting global alliances of six national teams work together to capture and store carbon, demonstrating the collective effort required to protect our shared atmosphere. They then divide into regional alliances to focus on local efforts for long-term storage of CO2 to slow the effects of climate change.

“Climate change is a global problem. Tackling it requires the cooperation of everyone,” says founder of FIRST Global Dean Kamen. “By engaging the world’s youth on this pressing issue, FIRST Global is an example of the power of investment and teamwork to make a positive impact. Technology is the answer to climate change.”

Since the organization’s inception in 2017, FIRST Global has inspired millions of students, mentors, schoolmates and community members across 196 nations to leverage STEM to engage with issues including providing access to clean water, improving energy infrastructures, cleaning the world’s oceans, combating a global pandemic, and more.

Visit first.global/fgc to view this year’s participation map and follow along with your nation’s team on their journey to Geneva. Receive regular updates and latest news by signing up for the FIRST Global Newsletter.

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2022 FIRST Global Challenge
13-16 October 2022
Palexpo International Exhibition and Convention Centre
Geneva, Switzerland

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