09-03-2025
Students design, build and compete for the Arkansas Regional Robotics Tournament
SEARCY, Ark. – A charged crowd cheers on some of the best robotic teams in the nation at the Arkansas Regional Robotics Tournament on Saturday.
Tod Traughber with First Robotics says that it's at the Lion Arena in Searcy where the brightest kids show off their skills while competing.
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The competitors are judged on their creativity and problem-solving skills as they work to design, build and compete with their robots — but Annalee Brooks said it's so much more than that.
'It's all about STEM outreach and spreading STEM in your community, and I fell in love with that side of robotics,' Brooks said.
As the chair of the outreach department for her team — Brooks said their goal is to make sure every kid in the community knows they have a place in STEM.
'Though it is complicated and hard it really does empower you that you can truly do anything,' Brooks said.
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But winning does help, and Brooks's team won an award that qualified them for the World Championships in Austin, Texas in April.
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