ME & MY ROBOT

Can Kids Building Robots Save Humanity?

Airing on PBS: Each year, students from around the globe compete in the World Robot Olympiad. To claim the coveted championship, they use their engineering skills, Lego ingenuity, and competitive drive to qualify regionally, nationally, and internationally. Me & My Robot follows 18 teams from 10 different countries - using footage from video diaries shot by the kids themselves. We see their trials and tribulations as they head to Thailand for the 2018 finals. Not just a story about winners and losers, we witness children from around the world working through the common language of engineering -- harnessing its power to solve the world’s most complex problems.

IRL DOCUMENTARY FILM

Strategy

• Connect with educators using our extensive lists of schools and teachers interested in STEM-related films and content

• Encourage teachers to use ME & MY ROBOT to supplement their virtual classroom materials during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Provide students with access to a free robotics demo and materials to get them involved in robotics or even start up a robotics team at their school

• Use licensing fees to help underwrite additional expenses for ME & MY ROBOT museum, conference, and festival screenings while also waiving fees as needed during the licensed tour in order to reach as many students as possible

Results

• 7,372 students estimated to have taken part in the campaign

• 97 total classroom screenings organized across nearly an entire year

• 44% of attendees were women and girls

• 83% of audiences said the film helped them expand their understanding of robotics