Rabat – Three Moroccan teams have achieved success at the First Lego League National Championship, a robotics competition for youth in STEM, thus qualifying for prestigious international tournaments in Norway and the US.
This championship represents an opportunity to promote creativity and scientific and technological innovation among youth between the ages of 9-16.
On February 3, the LOOP Science and Technology Association, in partnership with the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), organized the First Lego League National Robotics Championship, an event that hosted 35 teams from various parts of Morocco, including the first-time participation of a team from Burkina Faso.
According to a statement issued by the organizers, this year’s competition, titled Master Piece, urged participants to go beyond the limits of creativity by imagining innovative ways to share their hobbies. Through the integration of art and technology, young minds “had the opportunity to design original solutions that transcend disciplinary boundaries.”
The statement added that the teams enthusiastically presented their engineering design process of their projects in front of a jury consisting of 24 engineers, managers, teachers, and technology enthusiasts.
In these presentations, these creative young minds demonstrated their ingenuity and deep understanding of technological challenges.
Alongside the presentations to the judges, the participating teams competed in robot matches to solve complex tasks on the “Masterpiece” gaming table.
After evaluations, three Moroccan teams, two from Casablanca and one from Moulay Yacoub, qualified for prestigious international tournaments.
The first Casablanca group, called the Subrotic Junior team, will compete in Texas at the World Festival Houston, while the second group, the Avatar team, will participate in the Open Invitational Norway tournament.
Demonstrating the geographical diversity in Moroccan young talent, the third team is from the Moulay Yacoub – a prefecture near Fez – and will also journey to America to compete at the Open Invitational Massachusetts tournament.
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