The Young Inventors’ Program is a proud partner in the worldwide movement to inspire youth innovation. We are honored to be affiliated with the Rube Goldberg Institute for Innovation and Creativity, a relationship fostered by our own YIP champion and Rube Goldberg Machine expert, Zach Umperovitch, Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Director.
The Rube Goldberg Institute offers experiences that introduces guests of all ages to the rewards of engaging in the arts and sciences and is excited to open the world of Rube Goldberg Machines and the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest World Championships to students in grades K-12.
For more details about the contest, please visit the Rube Goldberg Institute or email Zach Umperovitch, Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Director at zach@rubegoldberg.org.
Student creates a Rube Goldberg Machine at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, VT.
The Northern New England Invention Convention is a qualifying competition for students to advance to national and international competitions. Students who wish to be conisderd for Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (RGMC) World Championships must be nominated by a teacher or the Young Inventors' Program Director. Once nominated, students must register for the RGM Contest and the NNE-IC per rules set forth by the Rube Goldberg Institute and the Young Inventors' Program respectively. Please note all contest registration deadlines.
Rube Goldberg Machine Contest World Championships
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
***Registration for RGMC World Championships is Feburary 1, 2025. All teams entering the RGMC must be nominated by a teacher or the YIP Director and then register through RGI . Please contact Tina White, YIP Director, for details and specific instructions.
