From January 10 to 12, 2023, a Robot Festival was held in Kazakhstan for the first time among students of specialized schools for gifted children.

From January 10 to 12, 2023, a Robot Festival was held in Kazakhstan for the first time among students of specialized schools for gifted children. The festival was held on the basis of Suleiman Demirel University in Kaskelen, Almaty region, together with the public foundation "USTEM Robotics" with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It should be noted that the festival was held according to the FIRST international rules in two directions. The first direction of the FIRST LEGO League Challenge, in which students aged 10-16 are engaged in research, problem solving, coding and engineering - creating and programming a robot. In the second direction of the FIRST Tech Challenge, students aged 12-18 participated in competitions to compete on playing fields measuring 3.65 x 3.65 meters, using robots that they designed, programmed and built themselves. 159 schoolchildren from different regions of the country took part in the Festival, a total of 44 teams of specialized schools of the country, 15 of them were selected for the national stage, which will be held in Astana. The team of the specialized school - gymnasium named after Abai from the village of Karaul, Abai district, who took part in the festival, won the 2nd prize and received a ticket to the national stage.
Students who have taken places in the national stage will participate in the international stage, which will be held in the USA.
We wish the participants success and victories!