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We build robots and raise Libya's name.

A Benghazi nonprofit for technology, robotics and AI development, preparing school and university students for international competition.

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Our students on stage at the VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, April 2026, most in traditional Libyan dress, one waving Libya's flag below a screen that reads LIBYA
Our students carry Libya's flag at the VEX Robotics World Championship, St. Louis, April 2026. Photo: REC Foundation

From a simple idea to our own workshop

Mtronics Group started as a simple idea. With support, it grew into its own headquarters, workshop and organisation in Benghazi.

Members of team MTG7 and their guest seated at a Ramadan iftar table beneath the illuminated Mtronics Group sign in Benghazi, March 2026
Our team at a Ramadan iftar under the Mtronics Group sign, Benghazi, March 2026.
Based in
Benghazi, Libya
Organisation
Nonprofit association
Focus
Technology, robotics and AI

Two teams, one nation

Members of our delegation, some in Libyan national team shirts, hold Libya's flag in an airport terminal in Istanbul on their way to the VEX Robotics World Championship, March 2026
Our delegation holds Libya's flag in Istanbul on the way to the VEX Robotics World Championship, March 2026. Photo: Dukkanji Turkiya

What we run

Girl Powered Hackathon

14-15 Feb 2026, with Tanmia 360

Free to enter, with prizes and internships for the winning teams.

First place

Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM, university division, REC Foundation 2025-2026 Online Challenges (March 2026)

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Training

Our VEX U and VEX V5 teams train in our workshop in Benghazi, preparing for international competition.

Community outreach

  • Benghazi International Construction Expo

    A robotics stand with Al-Murshid Electronics, September 2026

  • Techzaar bazaar

    A stand at the bazaar, March 2026

  • Al-Salam International University

    Guests at the opening of its Cybersecurity and AI departments

Achievements

Libyan team members hold Libya's flag in front of the stage at the VEX Robotics World Championship, with three women in traditional dress behind them, St. Louis, April 2026
Our team with Libya's flag in front of the VEX Worlds stage, St. Louis, April 2026.

2026

  • Judges Award

    VEX Robotics World Championship, St. Louis, April 2026 (MTG7)

  • Girl Powered award

    VEX Worlds 2026 (MTG7)

  • First place, Girl Powered Challenge: Leadership in STEM

    University division, REC Foundation 2025-2026 Online Challenges (March 2026)

Two Libyan teams, MTG7 and Team JR, competed at Worlds 2026 and carried Libya's flag at the opening ceremony.

Two VEX award plaques stand on the floor between two competition robots at the VEX Robotics World Championship, St. Louis, April 2026
MTG7's two awards beside the robots, VEX Worlds, St. Louis, April 2026.

2025

  • Judges Award

  • Community Award

    2025 Online Challenges

Season 2026-2027

Libyan International Drone Championship

“The first in Libya, Africa and the Arab world.” Organised and supervised by Mtronics Group and the REC Foundation, launching from Benghazi.

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Who can enter
Students aged 17-18
Seats
24 students in 12 teams
Launch
Benghazi
Dates
To be announced

Registration open

  1. 2 weeks

    Intensive online training

  2. 1 week

    In-person camp

  3. 12 teams

    National championship, top 6 go through

  4. 6 vs 6

    International round

  5. 2 teams

    World Championship, St. Louis, April 2027

“Be one of the 24 who will write history and raise Libya's name.”

Selection may include an interview with the student and a guardian, plus a basic assessment. Seats are limited.

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Organised and supervised by
Mtronics Group logoREC Foundation logo
Under the patronage of
General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces

Partners

REC Foundation

Organises and supervises LIDC with us through its Aerial Drone Competition programme, and runs the VEX competitions our teams compete in.

Robotics Education & Competition Foundation, USA

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Contact us

info@mtronicsgroup.org

Phone

+218 91 606 6156