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Photos: ‘The Olympics of Robotics’ shows kids across globe embrace future of robots

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    The "field" where the robotics match takes place

    At VEX Worlds 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky, 15,000 students have arrived from around the world, overcoming technical and language barriers, for the world’s largest robotics tournament.

    SEE:At VEX Worlds 2016, students use robotics to tackle future problems of business and society

  • Two girls cart their robot through the halls of the Expo Center in Louisville

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  • A middle-schooler tinkers with his robot before the match

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  • The team from Chile gets ready to enter the main stage

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  • The team from Ethiopia enters the competition for the first time

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  • Mexico has one of the largest teams, after the US and China

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  • A team from Syria was able to make it to the competition

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  • "Hope of Syria" team is here for the first time

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  • Teams use the practice fields to get ready for matches

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  • A robot gets pulled through the hallway

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  • A team from Mexico in the "pit area"

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  • Checking the robot

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  • Tinkering with the robot

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  • The "pit area" has a practice field

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  • Team from Portage, Indiana

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  • Team from Chile with their coach

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  • Team from Canada

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  • Carting the robot

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  • A moment of rest

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  • British team juggles nerf balls

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  • The official field

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Hope Reese

Hope Reese is a writer based in Louisville, Kentucky, currently living in Budapest. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Vox, Vice and other publications.