Robotics Team Invited to Capitol Hill for Bill Introduction

2026-10-17 11:06 PM

Robotics Team Invited to Capitol Hill for Bill Introduction

Members of George Mason Robotics Team 1417 Vae Victis and their robot were invited to Capitol Hill Monday to help Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) introduce a bill establishing “within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program.”

The team joined other high school robotics programs from around the region in demonstrating their machines in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

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