Auburn University's SCORE Robotics office equips Alabama teachers with the skills and confidence to bring robotics into their classrooms through hands-on professional development workshops.
A record 514 students spent six weeks exploring science, engineering, coding and robotics through COSAM Outreach's Science Matters and SCORE Robotics camps. Hands-on experiments, laboratory activities and field experiences helped campers build confidence, develop new skills and see themselves as future scientists and problem-solvers.
Aubie2, a team representing the Auburn Robotics Club, recently won the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championships in St. Louis. Squaring off against top teams from around the world, the squad of freshmen and sophomores emerged on top of what Guinness World Records calls the largest robotics competition on the planet — and inspiring the next generation of robotics enthusiasts in the process.
The 2026 VEX V5 Alabama State Championship brought student robotics teams from across Alabama to Auburn University on Feb. 20 and 21. Hosted by the Southeastern Center of Robotics Education within the College of Sciences and Mathematics, the event showcased strategy, teamwork and months of student driven engineering design.
Auburn University's Southeastern Center of Robotics Education hosted a SeaPerch underwater robotics training for educators from across the region, providing hands-on professional development in engineering and robotics. Participating teachers learned to build and operate remotely operated vehicles and will bring SeaPerch kits back to their schools to engage students in real-world STEM applications.
Students engaged in hands-on robotics activities through Auburn University's Southeastern Center of Robotics Education and its Hyundai Initiative for Robotics Excellence. The program emphasizes teamwork, problem-solving and real-world engineering skills while expanding access to STEM opportunities for K–12 students.
More than 150 students from elementary through high school competed in an annual VEX Robotics Tournament hosted by the Southeastern Center of Robotics Education in partnership with Wallace Community College Selma.
The SCORE Showdown at Auburn University welcomed 76 elite VEX Robotics teams from nine states for three days of high-level competition, collaboration and innovation. Hosted by the Southeastern Center of Robotics Education with support from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, the event highlighted hands-on engineering, teamwork and pathways to the global VEX World Championship.
The Southeastern Center of Robotics Education (SCORE) hosted its fifth SCORE Showdown at Great Wolf Lodge, welcoming hundreds of students for a multi-day VEX robotics competition.
More than 120 educators and industry leaders from across the Southeast gathered at Auburn University for the 2025 Southern Educational Robotics Conference (SERC) to share best practices and explore emerging technologies in robotics education. The event featured cutting-edge sessions, a keynote on brainwave-controlled robotics, and recognition of outstanding educators shaping the future of STEM learning.
