4/14/14 - A local schoolâs robotics team is heading to the world championship after finishing in the top third at the state championship over the weekend at Eastern Michigan University. Team 4362 from the Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy in Brighton, which was the only Livingston County-based team to advance to the state tournament, finished in 20th place overall at the FIRST Robotics state championship, earning enough points to qualify for the World Championship in St. Louis, beginning April 23rd. The team now has to raise $5,000 by Wednesday to pay for the entry fee for the FIRST tournament, but Vingsness expects theyâll be able to come up with the money. FIRST is an acronym, which means "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." The robots, which are entirely student-built, compete in a contest called, Aerial Assist, which is played by two competing Alliances of three robots each. The objective is to score as many large exercise-type balls in goals as possible during a two-and-a-half minute match. (JK)
↧