Putnam County robotics team headed to world championship

Putnam County robotics team headed to world championship

PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) - A group of young minds from Putnam County made are making huge strides in the world of robotics! The Putnam Area Robotics Team, or "PARTS," qualified to head to Houston, Texas, where they will compete in the 2026 FIRST Championship, FIRST Robotics Competition. Right now they are fundraising for the trip. In this journey to the championships, the team won the Greater Pittsburgh Regional Competition and placed third at t…

The Mechanical Maniacs to compete in the Vex Robotics World Championship for the third year

MARTINSBURG — Martinsburg South Middle School’s VexIQ Robotics team, the Mechanical Maniacs, is headed to the world championships for the third year in a row.

London high schoolers head to U.S. event, with a bit of extra caution

A London high school's robotics team is heading to the world championships in Texas next week – with its principal following the busload of kids in case of issues at the U.S border.

Nevis Tech-No-Tigers advance to state

Nevis School’s robotics team No. 3102 succeeded in reaching the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) robotics championship. They recently competed in two events: March 12-15 in Grand Forks and March 31-April 6 in Kenner, Louisiana. Because of their performance in those two events, mentor Olaf Netteberg said they earned enough points to qualify for the state tournament. With almost 200 robotics teams in Minnesota, it’s a one-class system, h…

IPS robotics team makes history heading to the world championship tournament

INDIANAPOLIS Problem-solving, creativity, ingenuity It all adds up to one very innovative IPS robotics team that has nearly 30 students who punched their ticket to the world championship in Dallas, Texas.Cold Spring School will send five teams from their club to the competition, it will be the most out of all Indiana schools this year.The competition is centered around a game, where students had to make a robot that finds a way to get balls in a…

Rochester robotics team qualifies for Worlds for the second year in a row

ROCHESTER, Minn. - It's an exciting accomplishment for the Rochester robotics team known as 'Team 2530 Inconceivable.' It punched its ticket to the World Championship for the second year in