• Thursday, March 28, 2024
businessday logo

BusinessDay

Eko Robotic Championship to hold in Lagos

Eko Robotic Championship to hold in Lagos

 The future is set to take flight as the maiden edition of the Eko Robotic Championship holds in Lagos on October 1st.

Eko Robotics Championship which will be an annual event seeks to take an inclusive approach to scale the impact of robotics education across West Africa and increase students’ interest and involvement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by engaging them in a yearly hands-on Robotics engineering games and contests.

The convener of the Championship, Olaoluwa Balogun who is also a Software Developer and robotics educator said the event is about educating and inspiring young people across Africa to innovate, collaborate, and drive real-world solutions to Africa’s pressing challenges through the use of home-built technology.

The championship is open to young people (ages 8 to 23 years old) in primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions from across West Africa.

Intending participants outside schools are encouraged to apply.

Registration has commenced and it is free for young people who desire to have the skills that will make them excel in a technology-driven world.

Registration closes on 29th of February 2020. Robotics kits that participants will need to prepare for the championship will be sent to the qualified teams at no cost.