SOUTHFIELD —Robofest, the international youth robotics competition created by Lawrence Technological University professor C.J. Chung in 1999, announced the theme of its 2026 Game competition, “Building Bridges.”

In the game, an autonomous robot builds a bridge by moving a bridge “footing” and bridge “beams”—one-inch-by-two-inch wood blocks—into place, and then tests the span by sending a test load—a tennis ball—across a “river” to a bin in a second stationary bridge footing.

Friday’s Zoom meeting began with a video recap of the 2024-25 competition year, featuring competitors from across the United Sates and the countries and territories of Algeria, Canada, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Macau, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, S

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