HESTEC Robotics Day is devoted to a regional student hands-on science competition.  High School teams represent their prospective school districts using advanced robotic engineering practices.   Each team is mentored by a university engineering student majoring in robotics engineering while engineers and scientists from Fortune 500 companies serve as consultants.  HESTEC premiere science exhibits including one from NASA are showcased during this event. For more information, contact Joel Ruiz at 1-888-432-4033 or 956-381-3361 or via email at jruiz@utpa.edu.