Gulf Coast BEST
Bringing nationally recognized, gamified robotics competition to students along the Gulf Coast — teaching teamwork, communication, engineering, leadership, and critical thinking through hands-on challenge.
A regional home for BEST Robotics on the Gulf Coast.
Gulf Coast BEST is a regional hub of the BEST Robotics network, hosted and supported by BTE Connect. Each year, student teams from across the region take on a brand-new engineering challenge, building competitive robots — and along the way, the skills, confidence, and curiosity that carry into any career path.
Region
Coverage area — coming soon
Hub Coordinator
To be announced
Season
Dates announced annually
Open To
Middle & high school teams across the Gulf Coast region.
Part of the national BEST Robotics network.
BEST — Boosting Engineering, Science & Technology — is a national nonprofit that has inspired students through hands-on robotics competition for decades. Through regional hubs like Gulf Coast BEST, BEST Robotics empowers the next generation of STEM leaders across the country.
Bring your team to Gulf Coast BEST.
Whether you're an educator interested in starting a team, a sponsor looking to support STEM in your community, or a volunteer ready to make a difference — we'd love to hear from you.