It was a busy day at Quinnipiac College in Hamden on Saturday the place greater than 30 center faculty groups confirmed off their expertise at a giant robotics event.
The scholars had been in fifth by means of eighth grade from Connecticut and New York.
They competed in Connecticut STEM Academy’s 2025 VEX Robotics Competitors.
The scholars got here with their robots and went head-to-head with different groups and tried to attain as many factors as attainable once they had been known as as much as compete.
Those that did effectively certified for states.
“A whole lot of it’s management and teamwork, and this helps loads of the youngsters. We have had children previously, who’re very quiet, very shy. They assume they do not have a spot someplace, they usually be a part of VEX IQ and it is one thing for them,” stated Laura, of the CT STEM Academy.
Quinnipiac’s College of Computing and Engineering performed a giant position within the occasion, too. It was their second time teaming up with the Connecticut STEM Academy.
The varsity says it is a good way to get younger college students thinking about STEM.
“They’re sprinkling a bit little bit of physics in there, mechanics in there, electrical engineering, some programming, and earlier than you realize it, they’ve discovered whereas they had been having enjoyable,” stated John Bau, the Assistant Dean of the College of Computing and Engineering.
Quinnipiac’s College of Computing and Engineering has seen over 40 % development in scholar enrollment over the past three years.
