Author name: WPI

During the 2022 FIRST Global Robotics Challenge, every participating team received a free XRP—a groundbreaking robotics platform—that will transform STEM education through accessibility and affordability. Hear from two teams on how this will impact their communities.

The diminutive robot being distributed Oct. 13 to an international cadre of high-school level teams competing at the FIRST Global Challenge competition in Geneva is about the size of a box of chocolates; however, its size belies its potential, because packed into its rectangular plastic body are much bigger opportunities.