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19 Limerick Schools Advance to Grand Finale of 2025 Analog Devices Robotics Competition
19 Limerick Schools Advance to Grand Finale of 2025 Analog Devices Robotics Competition. Zayn Rehman and Irfan Mohd Ariri pictured at the Analog Robotics Workshop in Limerick Educate Together. Pic. Brian Arthur
Analog Devices (ADI) announce the 32 primary schools that have qualified as finalists for the 2025 Analog Devices Primary Schools Robotics Competition
Analog Devices (ADI) is delighted to announce the 32 primary schools that have qualified as finalists for the highly anticipated 2025 Analog Devices Primary Schools Robotics Competition. The grand finale will take place on Saturday, 5th April, where young innovators will put their robotics skills to the test.
Following two days of exciting semi-finals on 20th and 21st March, which saw participation from 280 students from 80 primary schools across Munster, the top 32 schools have emerged as finalists. Among them are 19 from Limerick, 6 from Clare, 5 from Tipperary, and 2 from North Cork.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the competition, which has grown significantly since its inception. For the first time, the programme expanded beyond Limerick, welcoming schools from across Munster to engage in the popular hands-on STEM learning and friendly competition. The competition kicked off in January, with participating schools receiving complimentary robotics workshops where creativity, teamwork, and a passion for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) were encouraged, reaching 2,240 students from the province.
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“The excitement and energy at the semi-finals were incredible, with 280 students from 80 schools showcasing their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills,” said Fiona Treacy, Managing Director, Industrial Automation at Analog Devices.
“Expanding this programme across Munster has allowed even more young learners to explore engineering in a fun and engaging way, and we can’t wait to see what they bring to the grand finale.”
In the final competition on 5th April, the 32 finalist teams will participate in an advanced robotics workshop, building on the learnings from the initial classroom sessions.
They will then be set a new challenge: to design and program robots. In the afternoon, teams will compete in pool stages, with the top performers advancing to thrilling playoffs where points for teamwork, design, innovation and their placement in the challenge determine the overall winners.
As ADI continues to champion STEM education at the primary school level, this initiative reinforces the company’s commitment to inspiring the next generation of engineers and problem-solvers.
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