The 12th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, will be held from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in Wichita State University’s Charles Koch Arena.

Twenty-six high schools and organizations from Arkansas and all areas of Kansas will compete in the Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event. This year’s game is called “Total Recall.”

Students will give their robots a trial run on Practice Day from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at Towne East Mall.

The sports-like technology contest combines the excitement of a high school football game with the strategy of a chess match and the intellectual challenge of a science fair. Working from identical kits, each team has had six weeks to design and build their robot.

The 2010 game includes an additional competition for the BEST Award to the team that best embodies the concept of Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology.

Following is the list of 27 teams competing this year:

Ambassadors for Christ Academy, Andale High School, Andover Central High School, Atchison High School, Baldwin High School, Blue Valley CAPS Program, Buhler High School, Campus High School, Circle High School, Concordia High School, El Dorado High School, Goddard High School, Hutchinson Tech Center, Kansas City Christian, Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Madison High School, Northeast Magnet High School, Panther Creek Academy, Pike Valley High School, Rose Hill High School, Salina South High School, Valley Center High School, Washburn Rural High School, Wichita Southeast High School, Wichita West High School and Wichita HomeSchool.

Winners of Kansas BEST 2010 will travel to Fort Smith, Ark., to compete in the Frontier Trails Regional Competition at the University of Arkansas Dec. 10-11.

For more information, visit the Kansas BEST website http://www.kansasbest.org.