FIRST Robotics Competition District Event on Campus
UTEP hsoted the FIRST Robotic Competition in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
March 4, 2019
UTEP’s College of Engineering hosted the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) district event at Memorial Gym on campus, Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3.
Students from 27 high schools from throughout Texas and New Mexico, from ninth-12th grades participated at the event.
The FRC district event is part of the annual For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology (FIRST) family of robotics competitions.
Around 300 students from El Paso and the surrounding region participated in the event.
UTEP hsoted the FIRST Robotic Competition in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
Competitors take their robot out from the arena in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
High school students from different districts of the state participates in the FIRST robotic competition in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
Robot carries a ball during the Robotic Competition in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
Students prepare their robot in Memorial Gym at the University of Texas at El Paso, Saturday, March 2, 2019.
The College of Engineering was one of the main promoters of the First Robotics Competition District Event.
