Navajo Mountain robotics team headed to championships for first time – Salt Lake Tribune

The team created a GoFundMe page with the hope of raising money for travel costs to Houston, as well as the event's entry fee, airfare, hotels, food and ground transportation.

Nearly $9,200 has been donated since the web page went live April 3, at http://www.gofundme.com/naatisaan-robotics-frc-championship.

The team's first competition was the Utah Regional FIRST Robotics Competition March 10 and 11 in Salt Lake City, where the rookie team finished 36th and took home the Rookie Inspiration Award.

Competing in Houston would be an experience of a lifetime for the team, said Conrad, adding that many on the team have never been on a airplane before, let alone traveled as far as Houston.

"Our goal at every competition has been the same, to try to the best of our ability," Conrad said Friday. "We started the season not knowing if we could even build a robot and compete and now we are going to the world championships."

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