March Madness is basketball for many people, but for others it means watching kids and robots in a robotics competition Thursday, March 26 through Saturday, March 28 at the Iowa Events Center, 233 Center St., Des Moines, Iowa.

More than 1,000 high school and middle school students from across the United States will compete in the annual North FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Super Regional, Presented by Rockwell Collins.

At stake is a trip to the finals in the FTC World Championship, April 22-25 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.