Past Events

Join BotsIQ and its teams for its annual preliminary competition at Westmoreland County Community College. All BotsIQ teams must attend one preliminary competition prior to competing in the annual Finals Competition on April 29th and 30th. Teams attending this event - TBD Tentative Preliminary Competition Schedule: Teams Arrive - 7:30AM - 9:00AM - Team Registration and Safety Inspection Opening Ceremony - 10:00AM Bouts Begin - 10:30AM Lunch - 12:30PM - 1:00PM Competition Ends - 4:30PM

This in-person Educate the Educator event is an all-day professional development experience for middle and high school educators across the region. This event is anchored from the America Makes Additive Manufacturing (AM) Body of Knowledge and has been created by members of the industry and defense community through subject matter experts. Educators that attend this event will receive two digital badges: the Master Badge FDM 3D Printing Technician Badge and the FDM 3D Printing Instructor Badge upon successful completion. The badges, hosted by FabLab Hub, were built through collaboration with America Makes and are aligned to and recognized by the North [...]

SAVE THE DATE!  BotsIQ will be hosting its annual 2022 Finals Competition for all teams! Location: California University of Pennsylvania's Convocation Center Tentative Competition Schedule: Day 1 - Friday, April 29, 2022 Teams Arrive - 7:30AM - 9:00AM - Team Registration, Safety Inspections Opening Ceremony - 10:00AM Bouts Begin - 10:40AM Lunch - 12:30PM - 1:00PM Day 1 Concludes - 5:00PM Day 2 - Saturday, April 30, 2022 Teams Arrive - 7:30AM - 9:00AM - Team Registration, Safety Inspections Opening Remarks - 10:00AM Bouts Begin - 10:15AM Lunch - 12:30PM - 1:00PM Award Ceremony - 5:30PM For more information, visit: www.botsiqpa.org/competitions.

Join BotsIQ and IU1 in a behind-the-scenes look at Salt Lake CNC in Imperial, PA Tuesday, May 10th 9AM - 12PM 230 S Campus Drive, Imperial, PA 15126 Included in the experience is: General overview of Salt Lake CNC Tour of their facility Q&A with Human Resources and more! Registration for this event is required.  Visit: BotsIQ Educator in the Workplace Event Registration.

Where is your switch? Electric circuits are everywhere in our modern world. Through this electrifying, hands-on activity, you will learn about the simple circuit inside a flashlight.  The added challenge will be to create a working switch that powers your flashlight off and on. Grade Level: Kindergarten - 4  Location: Monroeville Public Library      4000 Gateway Campus Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146 Date/Time: May 19th at 5:30- 6:30 Scenario: In industry, all products must go through a design process before they are manufactured.  This ensures that the product is of high quality and meets a need in society. A flashlight without a switch will [...]

The NRL National Competition will be hosted Friday, May 20th and Saturday, May 21st at Robert Morris University's UPMC Events Center! As a BotsIQ team, you are eligible to participate in this competition against teams from across the United States! This year, the NRL National Competition will only include middle and high school teams.  College teams will participate in a separate bracket, co-hosted at the same location. All teams will be required to submit their engineering documentation (pay attention to the NRL requirements - they are different from BotsIQ's) and be interviewed at the competition by an industry expert about their [...]