HILLSDALE The Hillsdale Engineer and Robotic Organization of Engaging Students (HEROs) provided a demonstration for the Kiwanis membership of the robot they constructed for 2017 robotics competition.

The Hillsdale Kiwanis provided funds for the construction of the team's robot.

Hillsdale High School science teacher Nick Tucker, Jake Hammel (adult mechanical adviser) and three of the team members (Adrian Potok, Emma Hammel and Jacob McGowan) attended the recent Kiwanis meeting for the demonstration.

The Hillsdale Robotics team from the Hillsdale High School has been existence for the past three years, currently has 15 members and was the 5,676th team to join the world wide competition.

In January, the team attended a kick-off session at the University of Michigan to obtain the task, rules and timeline for this years competition. At the conclusion of the meeting they began six weeks of brainstorming, programming and construction activities in order to have their entry completed for the national competition. Throughout the activities, the team members obtained hands on experience in mechanical engineering, electronics, construction and computer coding/programming.

The team spent many days and hours readying their robot for the competition.

The Kiwanis members were shown a video of the actual competition and also provided a demonstration of the three activities required of the robot (placing a gear on a shaft, accurately shooting balls and having the robot pull itself up a cable).

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