Some organizers behind the Inuvik robotics club have created NWT Robotics and Engineering. The new organization is putting on a 10-week online STEM challenge. (Submitted by Matthew Dares) ...

The annual robotics competition returned to St. Patrick Elementary School on Thursday, pitting 24 student teams against each other in a battle of programming and building skills.

An mBot is a small educational robot that comes in a kit the kids have to assemble. It teaches robotics, programming and STEM concepts in a fun and hands-on way.

There are two parts to the program, the release said: helping teachers learn fun ways to develop robotics and coding skills with their students, and hosting hands-on workshops that give students a ...