03 nov Cayman Islands National Robotics team wins two awards in Dubai

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 the global problem of ocean pollution.

According to a Dart Minds Inspired statement, on Friday, 25 Oct., the Cayman team earned the Mansa Musa Award for Fundraising, due in part to the sportsmanship displayed when they donated a portion of their fundraising efforts to help South Sudan and Djibouti attend the competition.

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