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Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
More than 1,000 students compete in 2025 Finger Lakes Robotics Regional
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Putting their skills to the test – Saturday more than 1,000 students participated in the 2025 First Robotics Finger Lakes Regional, hosted at the RIT Gordon Field House. This year's theme was reef-scape, challenging the 54 teams to explore the ocean's eco-system. Students were tasked with designing, building and coding robots able to harvest algae and plant coral. In the past, the themes have touched on music, transportation and energy resources. 'It means a lot just being at a competition, it's like pure energy injected directly into your veins. It's super exciting and it's really the culmination of a lot of weeks' work,' said Quinn Gaul, a Senior from Wilson High School. 'First Robotics is incredible for teaching STEM, and getting people ahead, but it's also incredible for just building confidence and creativity and just…it turns kids into leaders.' A spectacular spectacle of shamrocks: The 2025 Rochester St. Patrick's Day Parade Beyond the main awards from the competition, this year folks in attendance were also awarded Volunteer of the Year, Mentor Recognition. The team finalists will advance for a chance to compete in the national competition, which is scheduled for April 16-19. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Students design, build and compete for the Arkansas Regional Robotics Tournament
SEARCY, Ark. – A charged crowd cheers on some of the best robotic teams in the nation at the Arkansas Regional Robotics Tournament on Saturday. Tod Traughber with First Robotics says that it's at the Lion Arena in Searcy where the brightest kids show off their skills while competing. Arkansas homeschool robotics team scores world championship slot The competitors are judged on their creativity and problem-solving skills as they work to design, build and compete with their robots — but Annalee Brooks said it's so much more than that. 'It's all about STEM outreach and spreading STEM in your community, and I fell in love with that side of robotics,' Brooks said. As the chair of the outreach department for her team — Brooks said their goal is to make sure every kid in the community knows they have a place in STEM. 'Though it is complicated and hard it really does empower you that you can truly do anything,' Brooks said. Robotics SeaPerch challenge draws hundreds of students But winning does help, and Brooks's team won an award that qualified them for the World Championships in Austin, Texas in April. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
