GW robotics coach pleased with performance at world championship – GoDanRiver.com

George Washington High Schools robotics team finished its 2017 season with a strong 5-5 showing at the world championship competition in St. Louis, coach Daniel Waters said Sunday.

I think were pretty pleased with the way it all came out, Waters said.

Team Talon finished off the FIRST For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology World Championship with a 5-5 record and was ranked 47th out of 68 teams in the Curie division. The team was not chosen to advance to the division playoff round.

Waters said the team did very well at a stage with teams from across the globe where only about 30 percent of teams advance to the playoff round. He said teams members quickly overcame their nervousness and brought their best performance to each match.

I think all in all they handled it really well, Waters said.

Additionally, Waters said team members were able to meet up with friends from Virginia and across the county, as well as visit other parts of the convention and attend a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.

Waters said he was impressed with how the team was able to communicate with all their alliance partners, including a team from France.

One of the main ideas behind this is teaching life lessons, not just how to build robots, Waters said.

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