Friday May 20th & Saturday, May 21st  Robert Morris University's Center for Innovation & Outreach hosted the National Robotics Championship at the  RMU UPMC Events Center.  Over 1000 students, teachers, and families attended the two day battle bot competition. Thirty Four of the highest ranked high school robotics teams attended from across the country.  RMU Engineering students helped on Thursday to assemble the two battle arenas and Friday attendees were given a warm welcome by President Patrick and Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Maria Kalevitch.   Engineering faculty Dr. Luis Monterrubio, Dr. Cesar Poveda, and Dr.Sushil Achayra helped with team documentation and interviews. The Staff of the Center for Innovation & Outreach chose and awarded the Best Engineered Bot and the Innovation Award.  Dr. Arif Sirinterlikci and Lab Engineer Gabe Cottrell offered team tours of the Engineering Department Labs.  The winning team was Cochranton High School with the bot named, DEATH PUNCH.  A huge thank you to all of the volunteers, faculty, and staff who helped make this inaugural event an amazing success!