Send Team Ireland to Robotics World Championship

We are a team of thirteen students and five mentors from all over the country, who make up the national robotics team. We are preparing to represent our country in the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge. Our team is made up of some of the most talented young innovators from across the country. The FIRST Global Challenge is an international robotics Olympics that brings together young minds from all over the world. The competition will be held in Panama from the 29th of October to the 1st of November. It is a global competition containing 193+ countries. We hope you will be able to support us as we need to raise €25,000 to take part in this event.

Last year, in Greece, we placed 32nd in Robotics and came 2nd in the New Technology Experience (NTE) globally, meaning we designed a device that the judges thought would benefit the world for the theme “Feeding the Future”. We also ranked joint first in the Social Media Challenges, won a silver medal for our videography and won a total of four awards, making us the best media team in the world in 2024. Overall, we were the most successful Irish team since Ireland began taking part in this competition. This year, we are trying to raise enough funds so we won’t have to worry about underfunding closer to the competition, as happened last year. So, please help us out in representing Ireland this year.

This is who you will be supporting:

Hi, My name is T.J. I’m from Tipperary, 17 years old and live on a farm, this is my second year competing in FIRST Global. I’ve been building things from a young age and have thoroughly enjoyed my experience competing in this competition. I enjoy playing GAA, guitar, learning and making stuff. I am still working on the project we came up with last year and hope to use it to improve the way people farm in Ireland and all over the world.

Hi, my name is Joel. I'm 18 years old and I'm from Dublin. I am in sixth year and I've competed in several different STEM competitions over the course of the last 6 years. My favourite competition was probably last year's FIRST Global Challenge in Athens, Greece. I enjoy playing sports, music, filmmaking and building things. In the future, I would like to pursue Biomedical Engineering.

Hi, my name is Dhruv. I am 16 years old. I live in Dublin and attend Confey College. I am in 4th year and my favourite subjects are maths and engineering. I have competed in multiple robotics competitions over the years, and this is my second year doing FGC. I enjoy going to the gym, cycling and playing badminton. I hope to pursue mechanical engineering as a career.

Hi, my name is Nora. I am 16 years old and in 3rd year. I'm from Tipperary and I live on a farm. This is my first year doing the FIRST Global Challenge, and I am looking forward to helping the team represent Ireland. In my spare time, I enjoy woodwork, playing camogie and violin, and building things.

Hi, my name is Aryan. I am 16 years old in 4th year and I attend Confey College. I live in Dublin. I have participated in many robotics competitions, such as CanSat and Vex and saw great success in them. I enjoy going to the gym and playing basketball. After being exposed to robotics, I would love to pursue engineering in the future.

Hi, my name is Amal. I'm 15 years old and I attend Confey College. I am in 3rd year and I have competed in several different STEM competitions over the last 4 years. My favourite competition so far was VEX V5, where our team competed in the VEX V5 World Championship in Dallas, Texas and finished in the top 1% of all teams in the competition. This is my first year doing the FIRST Global Challenge, and I look forward to showing what I can bring to the team. I enjoy playing football and basketball in my free time. I would like to pursue a career in Engineering in the future.

Hi, my name is Olivia. I'm 16 years old and I'm from Dublin. I'm currently in 4th year. This is my first year doing FIRST Global Challenge, but I've competed in other STEM competitions, including BTYSTE, Sci-Fest and Maths/Science Olympiads. I enjoy coding, engineering, art and maths. I hope to pursue aerospace engineering in the future.

Hi, my name is Aideen. I’m 15 years old and from Westmeath. I am in third year at the moment. This is my first year doing FIRST Global Challenge, but I have competed in many STEM competitions such as BTYSE, Sci-Fest and Teen Turn ( Technovation). I enjoy Art, Business, baking and public speaking.

Hi, my name is Joel. I'm 17 years old and from Dublin. I'm a 5th year student attending the Institute of Education. This is my first time doing the FIRST Global Challenge, but I have competed in other STEM competitions such as BTYSTE and SciFest. In my free time, I like to play badminton and read.

Hi, my name is Elliot. I’m 16 years old and from Meath. I’m a TY (4th year) student who has previously competed in the FIRST Global Challenge. I enjoy STEM and learning about different cultures, which is what attracted me to the FIRST Global Challenge. I enjoy playing rugby and jiu jitsu, and look forward to this year’s competition and making new friends

Hello, I'm Sahas Sawant, a 14 year old second-year student at Confey College and a first-year FGC participant. My previous STEM competition experience includes FLL, VEX V5, and CanSat, where I proudly represented Ireland at the international level. I have a strong interest in coding, mathematics, and science, and I aspire to become an entrepreneur.

All of us are excited to take part this year, with your help, and change the world.

How our Fund will be spent.

This competition is on a global scale, so it involves much travelling to take part. This is what the majority of our funds will be directed towards. Next, there is registration for the competition, which is another main cost; it involves being registered for food, sleeping arrangements and health and safety while at the event. The other costs will include the equipment needed to build out the robot and test the inventions we come up with for the New Technology Experience (NTE). Anything you can give towards helping us is greatly appreciated, and we would love to have you be a part of our journey.