THIS PROPOSAL WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE BOTBALL PROGRAM. IT WILL FACILITATE THE RECRUITMENT AND PARTICIPATION OF NEW STUDENTS AS WELL AS ALLOWING FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT OF EXISTING PARTICIPANTS ENSURING THAT THE STEM PIPELINE IS FULL OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT ONLY AN INTEREST AND AN AWARENESS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTICS ENGINEERING BUT ALSO SOME SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL PREPARATION WORKING WITH CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. THE EVENTS HELD AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL HELP TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES IN FURTHERING NASA S MISSIONS AND OBJECTIVES.