National Robotics Week Kicks Off, Events in Michigan All Month

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The seventh annual National Robotics Week kicks off Saturday, April 2 with a record number of events — more than 250 — taking place across all 50 states.

Established in 2010 by Congress and iRobot, National Robotics Week raises awareness around the importance of education focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), and the role these subjects play in shaping the future of our society's youth, industry and the U.S. economy.

In Michigan nearly two dozen robotics events are planned. Some began Friday, and others don’t take place until the end of the month. Here are some of them in southeast Michigan, as well as state championship events.

Friday and Saturday, April 1-2

FIRST Robotics Competition, Parker Middle School, Howell. More information here.

FIRST Robotics Competition, Troy Athens High School, Troy. More information here.

Tuesday, April 5

Robofest Competition, North Complex Research Complex, Ann Arbor. More information here.

Michigan Robotics Day, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. More information here.

Thursday, April 7

FIRST in Michigan, Skyline High School, Ann Arbor. More information here.

FIRST in Michigan, Woodhaven High School, Brownstown. More information here.

Robofest Competition — Emerson, Emerson Elementary School, Detroit. More information here.

Friday, April 8

Robofest Competition — University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit. More information here.

Friday and Saturday, April 8-9

FIRST Robotics Competition — Skyline High School, Ann Arbor. More information here.

FIRST Robotics Competition — Woodhaven Elementary School, Brownstown. More information here.

Saturday, April 9

Robofest Competition — Achieve Charter Academy, Canton. More information here.

Competition — Gallimore Elementary, Canton. More information here.

Robofest Competition — Canton Charter Academy, Canton. More information here.

Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16

The Michigan FIRST Robotics State Championship, DeltaPlex Arena in Grand Rapids. More information here.

Thursday, April 14

Robofest Competition William D. Ford Career Technical Center, Westland. More information here.

Saturday, April 16

Robofest Competition, Western Campus, Wayne County Community College District, Belleville. More information here.

Robofest Competition — Lego Legion 4H, Oakland County Executive Building, Waterford. More information here.

Saturday, April 30

Robofest Michigan Championship, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield. More information here.