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World’s 1st international Robot Olympics for high schoolers

  • DAR Constitution Hall 1776 D Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20006 United States (map)

Come join us for the opening ceremony and let us cheer for team JORDAN! The team is made up of high school women from public schools in Jordan. Lets make this experience unforgettable and cheer them on!

FIRST Global sponsors the International Robot Olympics, where over 160 countries send one team each of high school aged kids to build robots and complete this year's FIRST Global Challenge: a scenario revolving around access to clean water.

Tasked with inspiring science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations, FIRST Global shows the leaders of tomorrow that if they learn to communicate, cooperate, and work together using the tools of science and engineering, they can change the world.