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Photos: VEX Robotics World Championship attracts 20,000 students from around the globe

By Hope Reese April 21, 2017, 6:35 AM PDT

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Photos: VEX Robotics World Championship attracts 20,000 students from around the globe

VEX Robotics World Championship 2017

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VEX Robotics World Championship 2017

At VEX Worlds 2017 in Louisville, KY, 1,400 teams of budding roboticists, from Kazakhstan to South Korea, have gathered for the world’s largest robotics tournament. Here’s a look.

This team of girls is from Malaysia.

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Kentucky Exposition Center

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Kentucky Exposition Center

Here’s where the fun begins! The VEX Robotics World Championship is held in Louisville, KY.

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Inside the Kentucky Exposition Center

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Inside the Kentucky Exposition Center

Take a peek into the massive Expo Center, where nearly 20,000 young roboticists are competing at the VEX Robotics World Championship.

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Inspections

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Inspections

All robots must comply with strict guidelines. Here’s the testing area.

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Parade of Nations

Parade of Nations

The Parade of Nations is a chance for all of the different countries–more than 30, altogether–to march in front of the crowd. This year, a team from Kazakhstan is here for the first time.

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Colombia

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Colombia

Here’s Colombia’s team at the Parade of Nations.

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Japan

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Japan

Japan’s team at VEX Worlds.

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Paraguay

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Paraguay

Here’s the Paraguay team at VEX Worlds.

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Lebanon

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Lebanon

The Lebanese team at the VEX Robotics World Championship.

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USA

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USA

Here’s the home team–the United States of America!

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Macau

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Macau

A team from Macau, here to compete at VEX Worlds.

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Creation Station

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Creation Station

Adults can also feel free to check out the Creation Station!

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Tiger

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Tiger

Lots of cool costumes were on display at VEX Worlds. Here’s a favorite.

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Super Mario

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Super Mario

Another great costume!

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Cool costumes

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Cool costumes

And here’s one more!

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Cape Elizabeth, ME

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Cape Elizabeth, ME

Here’s the robotics team from Cape Elizabeth, ME.

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Practice Fields

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Practice Fields

This is the practice area for teams, before qualifying rounds begin.

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Practice Round

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Practice Round

Here’s another glimpse at the practice round.

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Middle School Pit area

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Middle School Pit area

The pit area is where all the teams have their booths on display.

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Gainesville Team

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Gainesville Team

Here’s a team from Gainesville.

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Gainesville robot

Here’s the cool display robot Gainesville made for the show.

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Girl Powered

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Girl Powered

A participant of the VEX Robotics World Championship applauds the panel of female engineers during the Girl Powered Social on Wednesday, April 19, part of the VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.

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Girl Powered

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Girl Powered

Lieutenant Governor, Jeneane Hampton, discusses the role of women in engineering during the Girl Powered Social.

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Girl Powered

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Girl Powered

Two attendees smile as they listed to the female panelists during the Girl Powered Social.

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