Nine Ohio Valley robotics teams qualify for VEX Worlds

Heading to world competition - Garden City Telegram

Students and advisors from the Jennie Barker Elementary School “Chipmunks” team are shown March 8 after winning the Kansas VEX IQ State Robotics championship, held… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

High schoolers compete in FIRST Robotics Central Illinois Regional

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Hundreds of high school students combined math and metal at the FIRST Robotics Central Illinois Regional Competition for a chance at the World Championships in Houston. "Every year there's a brand-new game. So they get to come up with a new strategy, a new design, and build a robot from scratch to play the game," said Tim Koch, chairman of the Central Illinois Regional Planning Committee. In all, 35 teams from all over the…

Nine Ohio Valley robotics teams qualify for VEX Worlds

Ohio County Robotics teams secured multiple spots at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas after strong performances at the West Virginia State Robotics Tournament. Wheeling Park High School’s Iron Patriots won their fourth consecutive state championship. Teams X-Ray and Yikes of the Iron Patriots were tournament champions, while Platypus were finalists. X-Ray also won the Excellence Award and the Robot Skills Champion Award, achieving t…

Robotics team takes top five in states, hopes to compete internationally

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – GigaBite Robotics, a local community team, placed top five in the FIRST Tech Challenge Nevada State Championship last month. Now, the team is fundraising to make their way to the FIRST Premier Event, which will take place this summer in the Netherlands. GigaBite Robotics was founded just four years ago and competes with 10 high school members. The team builds, designs, and codes their robots from the ground up and are …