India, July 19 -- The Robotex India National Championship 2026 got underway in Pune on Friday, bringing together nearly 7,000 students from government, municipal, zilla parishad and private schools to compete in robotics, artificial intelligence and electronics events.

Hosted at MIT-ADT University (Maharashtra Institute of Technology-Art, Design and Technology University) for the third consecutive year, the championship features competitions across nine categories, including drone aviation, maze solver, mini sumo, mega sumo, line follower, LEGO line follower, girls' firefighting and entrepreneurship challenge. The top three finishers in each category will represent India at the Robotex International Championship 2026 in Seoul, South Kore...