KENTUCKY, USA – Six Liberian youth recently represented the country in the just-ended 2019 Vex IQ robotic championship held in the United States.
On April 24, 2019, the championship kicked off in Kentucky and brought together teams drawn from 41 countries around the world. Africa’s representatives to the championship were from Liberia, Morocco, and Egypt.
Liberia’s representatives to this year’s Vex IQ robotic championship included Bishop W. Sigah, Alexander D. Kpande, Nyundeh T. Gorwor, Jerolyn B. Gibson, David Morris Kolleh, and Blojay E. Moore.
The Vex IQ Challenge is an annual event which is organized by the World Robotics Education and Competition Foundation.
The Liberian representatives with their recognition. Photo courtesy of Daniel O. Sando
The initiative seeks to build the capacity and develop skills of students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Participants at the just-ended competition are expected to use these technologies to develop robots that can substitute for humans and replicate human actions.
This is Liberia’s third consecutive appearance at the robotic competition, with the youth’s participation made possible through Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence of Grand Bassa.
Her Nyonblee Cares Foundation is the prime sponsor of the Wahjay-STEM robotic team, which represented Liberia at the competition. The program has been taught to private and public school students in Buchanan since at least 2016.
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, computer science, and others.
Featured photo by Daniel O. Sando/Nyonblee Cares Foundation
