Hi, I am a high school sophomore who’s interested in comp sci and robotics. Are there any clubs or organizations (nationally, in the US) that hosts some type of competitive club structure for high schoolers? It has been difficult to find ways to gain experience other than coding in my free time. Thanks!
For robotics, VEX and FIRST are the most common.
As an aside, prior experience is all well and good, but it’s certainly not required. Don’t feel like you need to do any of this - only pursue it if you want to.
Check out Zero Robotics from MIT.
Underwater robotics
https://www.marinetech.org/rov-competition/
In college they will have paid internships in this too
For programming without robotics in teams: ACSL
Individually: USACO