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Robots Invade NAHS
Three teams from NAHS competed in a regional robotics tournament on Saturday.
On Saturday afternoon, three robotics teams from competed in a tournament that would send the top robots into a regional tournament in Boston.
“Bowled Over!” is a game played by robots. The robots, controlled by their human creators, race to complete certain objectives.
Robots are required to turn over milk crates, collect balls, and move bowling balls in order to earn points. The tournament was organized by First Tech Challenge.
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As stated on their website, “FTC is designed for those who want to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams of up to 10 students are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.”
Teammates used Sony PlayStation controllers to control their robots. The controllers were plugged into a network running on either Bluetooth or WiFi. The signals were then broadcasted to the robots.
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FTC is played at the local, state, and national level with the world championship taking place annually in St. Louis.
