JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN — July 31, 2026 — In a landmark moment for 21st-century education, Our Lady of Pillar Convent School hosted the five-day DaVinci SoccerBot Championship (DSC) 2026, culminating in a dramatic victory for team Robo Knights. The championship showcased the power of experiential learning, bringing together thousands of students, educators, and tech enthusiasts to witness student-engineered robots compete in a high-stakes arena.
In a nail-biting 5–4 penalty shootout against The Nova Strikers, Robo Knights secured the coveted championship title. Designed, wired, and programmed entirely from scratch by schoolchildren, the competing bots demonstrated remarkable precision, agility, and tactical coding.
The grand finale welcomed prominent community and educational leaders, including:
Ms. Shamim Bano, Block Education Officer, Luni (Chief Guest)
Mr. Ranjeet Joshi, President, Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association
Mr. Nathusingh Rathore, Additional Advocate General, Govt. of Rajasthan
Fr. Jose, Former Principal, St. Paul School
Mr. Puri, Advocate
Fourteen elite teams from top regional institutions, including St. Anthony’s Convent School, St. Paul’s School, Sainik School, Sardar Doon School, and Neerja Modi School, competed in the tournament, setting a new benchmark for practical technology integration in regional schools.
The event served as a real-world demonstration of India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which advocates for hands-on, multidisciplinary, and problem-solving-based learning.
Through a strategic four-year partnership with International STEAM Research (ISR) USA, Our Lady of Pillar Convent School has established an advanced ISR AI-STEAM Lab. For three months leading up to the tournament, participating students engaged in rigorous hands-on engineering, building chassis, calibrating sensors, wiring circuits, and scripting custom algorithms.
”DSC is not only about winning the championship; every student who went through this creative and Design Thinking process has been encouraged to apply the essential 21st Century Skills imparted to them by the STEAM Experts of ISR.” said Ms Farhat Jabin, Programme Manager, ISR.
DSC 2026 integrated creative arts, music, and performance alongside technical rigor. The championship emphasized key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By blending technical mastery with social responsibility, the tournament underscored a shared commitment between ISR USA and regional educators to transform traditional classrooms into vibrant innovation hubs.
“Future-ready education is not defined by the technology we introduce; it is defined by the confidence, adaptability, and character we cultivate in every learner.” Said Dr. George Panciker, Founder & CEO of ISR.
Our Lady of Pillar Convent School, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is a premier educational institution committed to holistic student development. Through modern pedagogical frameworks and cutting-edge facilities, the school prepares young minds to excel in an increasingly technological world.
International STEAM Research (ISR) USA provides futuristic hands-on enquiry and research-based AI-STEAM Experiential Learning to academic institutions. By integrating inquiry-based learning, robotics, coding, and design thinking, ISR empowers schools to implement NEP 2020 standards and build future-ready innovators.
