The Afghan girls who originally were denied entry into the United States for a robotics contest made it to the competition in time -- and received an award for courageous achievement Tuesday. "When I was younger I was watching TV and saw this robot walking and wondered how such a robot could walk and talk. The first annual robotics competition, which aims to inspire young people to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), drew 163 teams from around the globe. Poland won the competition, while the United States ranked 155th. Ivanka Trump attended the competition to meet the girls and cheer on the six all-girls robotics teams, including the team from the U.S.

Source: Fox News July 19, 2017 00:00 UTC