The team from Lyceum No. 40 will represent Russia at the international robotics championship with the support of En+.

      April 20, 2026 11:36 Society Three winning teams from the robotics championship "Krasnoyarsk 7.0" will represent Russia on the international stage thanks to En+ – the general partner of the competition. From April 16 to 19, the international robotics championship "Krasnoyarsk 7.0" took place in Krasnoyarsk. It featured 523 teams from 37 regions of Russia, as well as foreign students from 12 countries, including China, Ecuador, and India. A total of about 3,000 participants attended the competition. They competed for the grand prize – a trip to international championships in India, Thailand, and Egypt, provided by En+. Judging was carried out by 160 experts, including specialists from the Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk hydropower plants. Winners were determined in 16 disciplines, and the grand prize – the long-awaited trips – was won by the team "FIRSTEAM" (Nizhny Novgorod), the team "BLB" (Angarsk), and the team "Beavers" (Yekaterinburg). With the support of En+, 22 participants will represent the Russian engineering school on the international stage. Another 25 teams received special cash prizes totaling over 500,000 rubles. At the initiative of the company's founder Oleg Deripaska, the En+ holding has been developing robotics among schoolchildren and students in the cities where its enterprises are located for 14 years. Among the projects are the annual Siberian robotics festival "Robosib," the programs "Energy in Action" and "Energy School," and a network of 11 "Multilabs" (including in Nizhny Novgorod Lyceum No. 40). The company has developed its own career guidance program for grades 5-9: teenagers study the principles of hydropower plants using robotics kits. The "Krasnoyarsk 7.0" championship is included in the list of Olympiads by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation for the 2025/2026 academic year. It aligns with the task set by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin regarding global competitiveness and the development of domestic technologies. The event is part of national projects for Russia's technological leadership until 2030 (automation, new energy technologies). "For us, supporting talent is an investment in the future of the company, in its personnel. We have built a continuous training chain: from the first introduction to engineering specialties in school to targeted training in universities. The "Robosib" festival, the "Energy in Action" and "Energy School" projects for schoolchildren, scholarships, and internships at enterprises for students – our task is to show young people that there is a real prospect in technical specialties and to help them on their way to the profession. The most capable graduates have a chance to come work with us," noted Natalia Albrecht, Deputy General Director for Human Resources of En+ and RUSAL. En+ is an international leader in the production of low-carbon aluminum and renewable energy. The company actively invests in education, using robotics to engage youth in engineering professions. In addition, En+ participates in the federal "Professionalitet" program, jointly investing with RUSAL over 400 million rubles in the creation of educational-production clusters for training specialists. NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" has a Telegram channel. Subscribe to stay updated on major events, exclusive materials, and timely information. Copyright © 1999—2025 NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". When reprinting, a hyperlink to NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" is mandatory. This resource may contain materials 18+