WVU staff supported the largest REC Foundation Aerial Drone (RAD) Competition at Fairmont State University this past month. Students with the West Virginia Deaf Service Center had the opportunity to
HUNTINGTON — Five high-flying West Virginia teams advanced to the World Championship during Sunday’s drone qualifying tournament for middle and high school students hosted by the Robert C. Byrd Institute
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A team in a drone competition maneuvers the craft through an obstacle. The first flying robotics competition for middle and high school students, sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and NASA’s Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility, in West Virginia will be held May 15 at Huntington Tri-State Airport. (Photo Provided)
HUNTINGTON The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and NASA’s Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility are teaming up with the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation to sponsor West Virginia’s first flying robotics competition for middle and high school students.
The event offers students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in S.T.E.M. education in a fun, fast-paced game. Students will learn to safely operate a drone, work as a team and research workforce applications of aerial robotics technology.