What is the NRL?
The National Robotics League (NRL) is a program dedicated to helping students collaborate with like-minded peers and reach their fullest potential. The NRL’s mission is to provide exciting, hands-on experiential STEM learning experiences that will spark the next generation of leaders that gained a vivid understanding of manufacturing, design, and/or public relations. How is it they do this? They host a competition described below.
The competitors face off in a Battlebots manner (view the “COMPETITIONS” page in “GALLERY” for demonstrations). The competition is a fierce battle between different schools’ bots. The match contenders are randomly chosen through a bracket system in which one bot wins and moves on to the next fight after a short repair break, and the losing bot moves to the loser’s bracket where they can fight their way back up. After a loss in the losers bracket, the bot is fully knocked out of the competition. Win or lose, the competition is an amazing way for students to grow and flourish as a team and for individuals to experience the pressure and thrill of competition.
The NRL wishes for every student in the United States of America to understand, explore, and consider manufacturing, IT, and many other career options. With the provision of exciting and real-life experiences, they hope they spark interest and build up the much-needed future workforce.
For more information about the NRL, including upcoming events, visit gonrl.org