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HS Students Compete In FIRST Robotics Competition

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the robots-and-high-school-can-only-lead-to-hilarity dept.

A trio of teams have banded together to succeed in the 'FIRST Robotics Competition'. The teams Bobcat Robotics from South Windsor, Connecticut, Highrollers from Las Vegas, Nevada, and Gompei and the HERD from Worcester, Massachusetts combined to create a versatile robot geared to succeeding at a number of odd tasks. "These young people had six weeks to perfect their machines. And they had the enthusiasm of any athletic competition. From tie-dyed shirts to human hair dyed in school colors, competitors from 23 countries showed that math, science and brains can provide a lot of excitement ... Whether it is computer programming, wiring a motor or scouting rivals to develop strategy, students said the skills they develop often go beyond the contest. Clearly, the event has piqued the interest of major sponsors such as NASA, which will broadcast webcasts of the competitions."

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  1. I was on my high school's "FIRST" team... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was on my high school's team...for all of one day. The adviser grabbed all the veterans and they did all the design work off in their own little corner, leaving everyone else to stew or, if we tried to participate, be ignored.

    I didn't go back. What was the point in coming in with a creative interest, if I couldn't even get my ideas critiqued?

    Last week, I ran into someone who participated in FIRST at my HS a couple years later, and that seniority pattern was apparently still present.

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