Capitol Best Robotics Competition

Event Details

Capitol BEST Robotics hosts its annual Practice Day at the Bullock Museum from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Saturday, October 22nd. Included with the price of exhibition admission, Museum visitors are invited to watch middle school and high school teams showcase their team-built robots on the game field.

Capitol BEST is a skills development program for middle schools and high schools. The program consists of emulating an actual product development over an eight-week period, including design and manufacturing of a robot from raw materials, engineering notebook, engineering drawings, autonomous programming, marketing presentation, conference-like exhibition, community relations, video and website design, and ending with a head-to-head competition.

Competition schedule

• September 3, 2022: Kickoff event at Leander High School
• October 22, 2022: Practice Day at the Bullock Texas State History Museum
• October 28, 2022: Competition Day at Hutto High School

All events are open to the public. Come see the fun and watch student-built robots in action!

​​School Programs are generously funded by Featured Sponsor The Marie M. and James H. Galloway Foundation and contributing sponsor The Honorable Kent R. Hance.

School Field Trips presented by The John M. O'Quinn Foundation.

The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.