Scottish Council for Development & Industry

Scottish Council for Development & Industry’s Young Engineers and Science Clubs (YESC) is the Scottish delivery partner for the VEX IQ Challenge, the world’s largest robotics competition. Through the extracurricular robotics clubs, young people design, build and programme a VEX IQ robot to compete locally, culminating ultimately in an exciting national competition. Demand from Scottish schools who’d like to participate is increasing, however, costs for the kit and the teacher training can be prohibitive. Funding from Digital Xtra Fund will enable up to 20 primary schools to take part in this inspiring competition. The equipment can then be used year after year with the annual competition ensuring a significant legacy for the project.