The middle school team from Leominster that qualified for the VAX Robotics World Championship: From left, Sam Bartow, Maggie Cunningham (kneeling), Charlotte Weldon, Josh Iacoboni, Lucas Rabello and Andrew Fielo. SUBMITTED PHOTO Sam Bartow and Andrew Fielo drive, while Charlotte Weldon is in the coachs position and has just loaded the orange cube onto their robot during a qualifying match. SUBMITTED PHOTO The high school team that advanced to regionals last weekend: Caleb Weldon, Lucas Lanzdorf and Sam DeCarolis. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Leominster Youth Robotics middle school team, officially known as Vex Team 549C Robo Mayhem, has qualified for the second straight year for the VEX Robotics World Championship, to be held in April.

The team made it to the semifinals in the regional championship, held Saturday, Feb. 25 in Framingham, and won the skills competition.

In its 10th year, the VEX Robotics World Championship will include about 1,400 student-led robotics teams from Asia, North America and Europe. It will be held April 19-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Robo Mayhem is raising money so team members Charlotte Weldon, Maggie Cunningham, Josh Iacoboni, Lucas Rabello, Sam Bartow and Andrew Fielo can travel to Kentucky. Donations may be made online at https://www.gofundme.com/RoboMayhem549c, or by mail to Leominster Youth Robotics, c/o Jim Cunningham, 24 Church St., Leominster, MA 01453. Checks should be made out to Leominster Youth Robotics.

In addition, one of the Leominster Youth Robotics high school teams, Vex Team 549K Kinetic Karbonites, advanced to the high school division regional tournament, held the weekend of March 4-5.

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Leominster Youth Robotics team again qualifies for worlds - Leominster Champion