Twenty-four teams from Hawaii and five visiting Mainland teams will compete for the championship title at the FIRST Robotics Competition, March 25-27, at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus. The competition is part of the ongoing effort to promote science, technology, engineering and math education through the power of robotics.
Molokai Monarchs team members, from left, Puakea Domingo, 11, Moriah Jenkins, 14, and Momi Afelin, 11, get ready to begin their run at the the annual FIRST LEGO League "Smart Move" state championship at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in December.
Photo by Norman Shapiro | The Honolulu Advertiser.
HAWAII ROBOTICS EVENTS
March 25-27: FIRST Robotics Competition
Location: Stan Sheriff Center
More info: www.hawaiiroc.org
May 1: Hawaii Botball Tournament
Location: Hawaii Convention Center
More info: www.botball.org/hi
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Robotics challenges students and teachers
The statement "students build robots, but robotics programs build students," could not be more true. I have worked at Kalani High School for 10 years and have been a part of several science-focused initiatives. No education program has grabbed the students like robotics has. 
3-school alliance tops in robotics
An alliance of robotics teams from Waialua, McKinley and Campbell High Schools took first place in the 2010 BAE Systems FIRST in Hawai'i Robotics competition, earning a bid to the national championships in Georgia next month.
Waialua High robotics team wins regional championship
HAWAII � The Waialua High School robotics team The Hawaiian Kids won the 2010 San Diego Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics) competition held last weekend in the San Diego Sports Arena, Gov. Linda Lingle's office announced yesterday.
Campbell robotics team in high gear
Hawaii: Members of the James Campbell High School robotics team eagerly show up on campus during their Christmas vacation to answer questions from a reporter. When the interview is over, they sweet talk one of their teachers into opening the classroom so they can work their robots some more.
5-girl robotics team shines
About 1,000 people, many of them very smart kids, jammed into the Blaisdell Arena yesterday for the annual FIRST LEGO League "Smart Move" competition.
Hawaii hosts VEX Robotics Pan-Pacific Championship
Tiny screws, wrenches and spare parts littered McKinley High School's pit table. Team members sweated details as they hustled to replace the motor in their robot before they competed at the second annual VEX Robotics Pan-Pacific Championship at the Hawai'i Convention Center.
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