{"id":14696,"date":"2025-12-06T00:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/invention-challenge-brings-student-engineers-to-nasa-jpl\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T04:02:22","slug":"invention-challenge-brings-student-engineers-to-nasa-jpl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/invention-challenge-brings-student-engineers-to-nasa-jpl\/","title":{"rendered":"Invention Challenge Brings Student Engineers to NASA JPL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Invention Challenge Brings Student Engineers to NASA JPL<\/h2>\n

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Student teams competed in the 2025 Invention Challenge at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Dec. 5. The event pits middle and high school teams against each other as they try to get handmade devices to accomplish a task.<\/div>\n
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The 2025 Invention Challenge at JPL called on teams to build devices capable of moving about 2 gallons (8 liters) of water from a holding reservoir into a bucket about 16 feet (5 meters) away within 60 seconds.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n
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Teams at JPL\u2019s 2025 Invention Challenge built their devices with plywood, PVC pipe, duct tape, and even soda cans. <\/div>\n
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