Like most sports, robotics competition uses familiar terms, such as teamwork, coaches, referees and penalties. However, in robotics there are also drivers, coders and mechanics.
The competition combines science, engineering, and electronics to create robots to compete in regulated, disciplined competition.
And at Aledo High School they have one of the best in the state. Team Circuit Breakers will be in the University Interscholastic League state competition in Belton in the 5A Division on March 21.
The team qualified from local competition held at the Don Daniel Ninth Grade Center on Feb. 10. Team Circuit Breakers earned a second place Design award and a third place in Motivate award.
These aren’t R2-D2 beep-talking machines, nor are they flame-throwing, destruction gadgets from the television competition BattleBots. They are delicate, erector set-looking multi-functional machines 24 inches or less.
Students in close-knit teams conceive, design and build their units to perform maneuvers both remotely and pre-programmed under the watchful eyes of striped shirt officials.
Students from schools throughout North Texas competed on Feb. 10 in Aledo. Three of the 29 teams were from Aledo at Don Daniel Ninth Grade Center gyms. Aledo had three of the 29 teams competing for area playoffs.
“The playing field includes a stage door, a backstage area, trusses for robots to hang on, and hexagonal-shaped pixels which can be arranged into patterns by color,” robotics coach Julia Reynolds explained.
Other Aledo teams are Overload and Maximum Resistance.
Videos of Aledo ISD robotics teams in action can be found on YouTube..
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