NEOREP

The Northeast Ohio Robotics Education Program (NEOREP) is a regional robotics education program founded in 1998 to allow students from northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania the opportunity to experience authentic/experiential/inquiry-based/constructivist/project-based learning. NEOREP was created by a consortium of engineering technology programs that joined together to inspire and motivate students toward studies and careers in STEM by providing a sports-like technology contest. A team of students from each school is assisted by a teacher-coach to build an autonomous programmable LEGO® robot to perform defined tasks. The competition is divided into five categories or events: technical journal, oral presentation, vehicle inspection, Game 1, and Game 2. The overall robotics education program is aligned to the Ohio Common Core Standards in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology. More information about the Northeast Ohio Robotic Education program can be found on their website here.