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Welcome to Rocky Mountain BEST

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Our mission is To inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) by engaging them in hands-on robotics challenges that foster teamwork, creativity, and problem solving.

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∗∗∗ What’s NEW? ∗∗∗

Boosting BEST June 5-14 Online Auction Fundraiser
Please check out our auction and spread the word about our annual fundraiser!

You can NOW BID on the auction at this LINK. Please help us spread the word about the auction to your friends & family!

Your participation and generosity make it possible to bring our robotics education program to middle & high school students – at no cost to schools

Please contact Lois.Walton@bestinc.org if you have questions.

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2026 FALL SEASON

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TEAM REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR the 2026 Byte-to-Bite Competition

Click this link to Register BEST Robotics National Registration Link

If you are a Returning Teacher/Coach

  1. Click Login in the upper right corner of the page.
  2. Use your login name and password
  3. Click on School in the Menus along the top to proceed to Register your School for this coming year. 
  4. Choose Rocky Mountain BEST as your Hub
  5. Finish following the prompts to complete registering your team

If you are a NEW Teacher/Coach

  1. Fill out the form following the information in the fields and on-screen prompts. Once you have created your Coach Account, if needed click Login in the upper right corner to open your account and follow the steps below.
  2. Click on School in the Menus along the top to proceed to Register your School for this coming year. 
  3. Choose Rocky Mountain BEST as your Hub
  4. Finish following the prompts to complete registering your team

2026 Summer Teacher Mentor Institute Registration

This year we will offer 45 Seat Hours/3 CEU Professional Development Credits to Educators that complete all of the online units and the 3-Day Workshop at no charge to TMI Attendees.

Click this link to Register for TMI.

Dates:

Online Pre-Work will be open June 8, 2026. The information in these units are so important to your learning during the In-Person Workshop learning that we are HIGHLY Recommending everyone spends time on these Online Units. 

In Person Dates: 

Tuesday, July 14 -Thursday, July 16, 2026, 8-4 each day. 

Location: We will be Meeting at  St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 6853 S Prince St, Littleton, CO 80120. 

TMI Presentation Files Link

This year we are asking for a seat registration fee of $25.00. This fee will be returned to you on the last day of the In-person Workshop if you have completed the 3-Day workshop. Please write a check to Rocky Mountain BEST and mail to:

ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEST Robotics

ATTN: Teacher Mentor Institute

1075 S. Yukon  St, Ste. LL10

Lakewood, CO 80226

If you would like to make an online deposit that will be returned as a check, please email gwynn.moore@bestrobotics.org for additional information.

Enjoy this 2026 BYTE TO BITE Game Teaser Video NOW!
AND CHECK BACK for More Information on How to Get Involved!

2026 Byte to Bite GAME Teaser Video

Volunteer Questions or to be added to our monthly Volunteer Newsletter:

Schools or Youth Nonprofit Organizations: Need Help or Want Information Updates?

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Training Opportunities (2025 links are provided for reference and will be replaced by 2026 links when available)

* bESTology is our weekly education series of research/activity lessons that is designed to educate students on an array of topics related to the annual industry theme or problem. Each lesson involves research, reflection, writing, creative activity, community connection, and BEST connection. Each lesson is developed around Bloom’s taxonomy.

  • Weekly research/activity lessons on annual game theme topics and real-world industry connections.
  • 100% online activity.
  • Team or Individual participation; fun activities.
  • Focuses on research, reading comprehension, writing, & a creative activity.
  • Blooms Taxonomy & Workforce Skills noted on each lesson. What’s New? Some new features will be available in bESTology this year to improve student engagement through interactive functionality and gamification. Students that login with their BEST account (avatar/password) will see the following new features:
  • Online Journal – capture your research and other journaling tasks right in the system, on the same page as the weekly lesson.
  • Gamification – collect points and badges for participating in bESTology activities.
  • Create & Share – use BEST Photos site (#BESTOLOGY2024) to share the results of your bESTology creative tasks.

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YOU Can GIVE to Support BEST Students
You can donate at ANY TIME at this Colorado Gives Link

– YOU can make a Difference – Help Us Inspire Students to Pursue STEM Careers

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2025 FALL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS & EVENTS

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∗∗∗ Rocky Mountain BEST Education Program Intro ∗∗∗

BEST Robotics 2019 Game Competition Introduction Video (6-min)

We are an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation created to host an annual robotics event for middle and high school students. There are no entry fees for our event. We provide an identical set of robot building materials to each participating school at no cost.

Competition

This unique event consists of:

  • the excitement of a basketball game
  • the strategy of a chess match
  • the intellectual challenge of a science fair
  • the pressure of a competitive sporting event
  • plus hundreds of screaming fans, pep bands, cheerleaders, music, dancing and mascots.

    • A link to the photo gallery is available in the page side bar.
    Testimonials
    • “BEST was one of my first experiences with robotics competition and I had a ton of fun while doing it… Your competition opened many doors for me and widened my horizons on what I can do in Robotics.” Dylan, Thomas Jefferson HS, Denver, CO
    • “Thanks so much for letting us keep the robot for this long! I was able to convince our Board of Education that this should be a class and was able to secure funding for an additional teacher for our department. The robot helped with this!!!” Diane Freehling, teacher, Valley HS, Gilcrest, CO
    • “Seeing the change in students going from uninformed to informed after Kickoff event” – Ameet Patel – Aurora Quest K-8
    • “Awesome Program” – David Garcia, Jr. – mentor of Holy Trinity School and Bishop Machebeuf HS teams
    • “BEST Robotics can be life altering for kids. Hard work and self-discipline mixed with ingenuity and intellectual stimulus is an EDP for building great 21st century achievers.”.
      2015,2016,2017 Regionals – SoCo GRRT Coach, Jo Ahlm
    • You help run a wonderful competition that changed the lives of all my students–they learned so much and were talking about the competition we were in until the end of the year. Kalyn Wyckoff Teacher
    • DSST Byers has competed in BEST for the last 3 years and it has become a core element of our robotics program. Unlike most other competitions we believe that BEST challenges our students across multiple disciplines including design, manufacture, marketing and sales, all skills that will be needed in future professional lives. The competition itself drives the greatest amount of creativity in strategy and problem solving with multiple tasks that need to be met with limited resource materials and at nominal cost. The students embrace these challenges, overcome them and at the same time have fun combined with the excitement of competition. Andrew
    • Participation in BEST robotics competitions has been a genuinely inspiring experience for kids in SMA’s (St. Mary’s Academy) middle school and high school robotics programs. The opportunity to apply STEM concepts lends authenticity and meaningful application to what kids learn academically, and this happens again and again in preparation for and participation in BEST competitions. The implicit equity built into BEST through it’s no-cost approach genuinely opens doors to the world of science and engineering to anyone willing to take six weeks to take on a BEST challenge. Dave G
    • I worked my hardest for six weeks building a robot, I got my butt kicked competing with it and lost, and I am a happy man because now I feel actually qualified to build another one! – T. Garcia
    • What do you get when you take fifteen troubled adolescent males with little to none experience in robotics, and then set them off for six weeks with two tubs of materials to make a functioning robot for competition purposes? You get chaos. You get distrust, anger, and bickering- but what else? For us, we developed the beginning threads of trust, some inside jokes, and reconciliation. We also got an absolute juggernaut robot that blew everyone away- including its creators. – Cassidy R.
    • Since I’ve been on the Rambotics team, I have learned a lot of things you couldn’t learn in a classroom or sport setting. Some of these things include how to build a robot out of a select amount of materials, team building skills, how to use math and science in a fun way, and how to be in a business like situation and still have fun at the same time. We did team building exercises together, we used problem solving skills to help us, and the whole team worked as one and got a 1st place winning robot made. – Dustin S.
    • Thank you so much for all you do! I’m so amazed at how much this challenge has affected my students! – JC Clark, Bishop Machebeuf HS
    • We are giving vision to young men and women, they may not be able to find otherwise, that will take them places they would not be able to go without this experience. I am proud to serve with you, investing in the hope of our future. Jon Barber, Co Pit Boss
    • Thank you so much for your service and dedication to the BEST Robotics organization. You are an instrumental part of this organization that is making a difference in young men and women’s lives.
      I know that this program made a significant impact on several of our students who are now seeking a career in engineering because of the experience they had in the BEST Robotics competition. Thanks for the support and dedication to the kids in our community and for promoting BEST.
      Tom Spicer, Valor Christian HS

 

 

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