{"id":427,"date":"2024-11-07T17:28:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2025-03-21T18:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:32:36","slug":"robotics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/?page_id=427","title":{"rendered":"Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"427\" class=\"elementor elementor-427\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e97084 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13e97084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b5b17a xlarge elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b5b17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">II4T Builds Innovative Robotics Experiences <br> for Students K-16<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c912261 elementor-widget__width-initial large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c912261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our immersive robotics programming inspires students to pursue STEM careers as they design, code, build, and compete as teams in schools, at workshops and regional competitions.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7352301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7352301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/zkUJKnM\/ii4tnewsletterjoin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join Our Communtiy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dab1546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dab1546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join our newsletter for exclusive access to robotics and drones workshops, camps, events, scholarships and giveaways!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11095930 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11095930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d10ae3 elementor-widget__width-inherit small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d10ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We partner with the leaders in robotics education experiences<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c02705d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c02705d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/recf.org\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/RECPrimaryLogo.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-119\" alt=\"REC Foundation Log\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9954662 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9954662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Robotics Education &amp; Competition Foundation (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/recf.org\/https:\/\/recf.org\/\">RECF<\/a><\/span>) strives to bring STEM competition, education, and workforce readiness programs to students and educators around the world.\u00a0 II4T partners with RECF to showcase their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexrobotics.com\/\">VEX Robotics<\/a><\/span> used in classrooms across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e750e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2e750e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a51193 large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48a51193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ii4t Takes kids to world-stage robotics competitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f3cd48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f3cd48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students grow from beginners to expert robotics engineers and learn every step of creating and operating their team&#8217;s robot.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1369d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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creating learning opportunities where kids work as a team to engineer, build, and code the robots they build from scratch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c16497 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69c16497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PGAAW_P3BDc?si=grI0MgRu9TdKlNNd\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3461dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3461dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1177\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/VEX-Robotics-Competition-VRC-Youtube-Thumbnail-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"Vex robotics competition vrc youtube thumbnail\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14bb0a43 xsmall elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14bb0a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click here to watch our II4T students in action, as they compete at the VEX VRC Robotics State Championship at Penn West University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1f6cee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d1f6cee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b955b7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b955b7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" 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Click here to watch kids keeping their minds sharp and playing with the latest in STEM competition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a7395 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55a7395\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a26dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3a26dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ii4t.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/56891025252__43FC57C4-6986-4E70-8F9A-8A790266BED3-1-scaled-1-1024x768-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-333\" alt=\"Ritt Smith at an II4T Event\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a23887 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57a23887\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355ec18a small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"355ec18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;It has opened the world of STEM and specifically robotics to myself, staff, and our students. 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This is the best thing I have seen happen for our students in NW PA in the 26 years I have been involved in education in Pennsylvania.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5866b0 small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a5866b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8211; Ritt Smith<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c79130 small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c79130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Former Cranberry Jr\/Sr High School Principal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cd47b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31cd47b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9a996 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da9a996\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c99ebf medium elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c99ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get on our email list and help propel the future of STEM!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec725bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec725bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Join our newsletter for exclusive access to robotics and drones workshops, camps, events, scholarships and giveaways!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac135e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cac135e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/zkUJKnM\/ii4tnewsletterjoin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN NEWSLETTER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>II4T Builds Innovative Robotics Experiences for Students K-16 Our immersive robotics programming inspires students to pursue STEM careers as they design, code, build, and compete as teams in schools, at workshops and regional competitions. 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