High Schoolers tackle CEI’s first Ag Tech Robotics Challenge

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — The College of Eastern Idaho hosted its first Ag Tech Robotics Challenge on Thursday, May 14, bringing together high school students from Hansen, Aberdeen, and Driggs for a hands-on competition.

Organized in partnership with the University of Idaho Extension, the free event focused on agriculture technology, coding, and problem-solving.

Four teams from Hansen, Aberdeen, and Driggs high schools competed to program AgXRP robots to complete simulated agricultural challenges. These challenges involved sensors, data collection, and decision-making systems used in modern agriculture.

The competition was created as part of CEI's ongoing efforts to build awareness around its future Agriculture Technology program. This program is planned to launch in Fall 2027 inside the Battelle Energy Alliance Future Tech Building in partnership with Frontier Credit Union.