ROBOTICS

In 2018, we opened a Tech Centre in Villupuram where children can learn how to build and program robots. Children in grades 3-10, participate in weekly classes. The Centre uses Lego WeDo and EV3 robotic kits. This is the only robotics centre in the entire district. We are currently teaching robotics for over 300 students in three Villupuram area schools as part of their regular curriculum.

Beginning in 2013, CR has entered a team in the First Lego League Robotics competition. Over 600,000 students participate in this worldwide competition including about 200 Indian teams. The 2020 team placed 3rd at Nationals in the robotics competition. In 2019, the CR team won the Championship for South Indian Regional Competition. Previously, the CR team won First Place for its research projects on teaching coding without computers and on the challenge of getting clean drinking water to rural India villages. For three consecutive years prior to the pandemic, the team participated in the Indian National Finals. The team has been sponsored by the India Stem Foundation and Ford Motor Pvt. Ltd.