Ping Pong Pickup—2023 Engineering Challenge

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Ping Pong Pickup Challenge! We will announce the winners of the ten $1,000 USD random prize drawings and the teams with the highest scores on April 6, 2023.

Although the challenge is over, you can still have fun building a device to pick up a ping pong ball and return it to the start line. Just follow the guidelines in the video and the written instructions. If you are looking for even more exciting engineering, try one of our past challenges.

Challenge instructions are available in these four formats:

• Elementary School Ping Pong Pickup Challenge Lesson Plan
• Middle School Ping Pong Pickup Challenge Lesson Plan
• High School Ping Pong Pickup Challenge Lesson Plan
• Ping Pong Pickup Challenge Instructions for Students

Past Engineering Challenges

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  2022 Ball Run Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plans
  • Student instructions
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  2021 Tallest Tower Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plans
  • Student instructions
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  2020 Cricket Wicket Knockdown Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plans
  • Student instructions
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  2019 Volleyball Machine Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plans
  • Student instructions
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  2018 Ball Launcher Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plan
  • Student instructions
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  2017 Follow the Flow Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Student instructions
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  2016 Marble Machine Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Student instructions
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  2015 Balloon-Powered Car Challenge
  • Challenge results
  • Lesson plan
  • Student instructions