BOISE, ID (CBS2) — Some of Idaho's brightest middle schoolers travelled to Boise State University to battle it out for a top spot in the Idaho VEX Robotics Middle School State Championship.

21 teams from across Idaho qualified for the event at Boise State, each team building the programming their own robots to accomplish a specific task.

This years game called "VRC Spinoff" - where two teams use their robots to shoot yellow disks at goals, suspended at different heights in the air.

You can learn more about "VRC Spinoff" by clicking HERE.

The South Middle School "Fighting Chickens" and the East Valley Middle School's "Alpha Entity" won the tournament and will now go on to compete in the 2023 U.S. Open Robotics Championship in Council Bluff, Iowa and the 2023 Vex Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas.

To learn more about 2023 Vex Robotics and awards from the Idaho VEX Robotics Middle School State Championship click HERE.

To learn more about 2023 Vex Robotics World Championship, click HERE.

We are so thankful for all our leaders and educators across the Treasure Valley and want to recognize them!

If you know of a classroom leader doing something great -- email us at leadersinlearning@kboi2.com.

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