A historic achievement for robotics in Mexico occurred in Nagoya, Japan, at the international competition FIRST Robotics Competition, The LamBot team, made up of students from the high school Tec San Luis Potosí, Mexico, managed to be crowned the best, thus achieving its second championship, beating more than 160 rivals from around the world.
During the final rounds of this competition, the Mexican delegation worked with teams from Canada and the United States, achieving a close victory of 277-263 to advance to the Einstein Arena where the finalists and representatives from around the world would face each other.
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international organization that promotes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among students around the world.
In the FIRST Robotics Competition, participants must use a standardized kit of parts and, following the contest rules, build a robot that can compete in challenges.
With a limited timeframe, typically six weeks, this competition presents teams with specific technical challenges, and each year the organizers create new challenges to test not only the robot’s performance, but also its design, teamwork, and collaborative spirit.
This triumph also marks the history of Mexican robotics, as LamBot is the first Mexican team to win two FIRST Robotics Competition international championships, the first of which was at the 2019 World Championships held in China.
The success of these Potosinos abroad not only fills Mexicans with pride, it is also a tangible example of how far work, perseverance, and talent can take those who dare to accept challenges as big as their dreams.
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