High school students from across the Upper Peninsula are in Marquette for the First Robotics Competition (FRC).

Over the course of two days students are tasked with building a robot that will have to pick up different objects and assemble another structure on its own.

The competition itself is growing in the Upper Peninsula, with seven more high school teams competing against one another in 2019 than in 2018.

Students say it's the perfect way to explore robotics, and other life passions.

"I want to get into a career in some type of media, like film or something and so when I heard that they had that involved in robotics I thought, 'That would be really cool, I'm going to join that,'" said Sarah Bryers, a sophomore at Marquette Senior High School. "It's been really fun."

"I always loved building things and putting things together," said Michael Leistirow, a freshman at North Dickinson High School. "When I heard about this it was an opportunity to do what I love to do."

The First Robotics Competition (FRC) continues Sunday at Northern Michigan University's Jacobetti Center.