Mitchell Middle School robotics team earns ticket to World Championship – Daily Republic

Mitchell Middle School team "Robot Pandas" placed fifth overall Saturday at the state robotics competition at the Nordby Trades Center on the Mitchell Technical Institute campus. The fifth-place finish wasn't enough to send the team to the World Championship, but the team was given the Excellence Award for the middle school division, which grants the team a golden ticket to the World Championship April 19-25 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Prior to this, the Mitchell teams will participate in the U.S. Open Robotics Championships April 4-8 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with more than 200 teams from around the country.

Results of the other four Mitchell teams are as follows: Kcreation placed 28th; Bolt ranked 14th; Mechatron placed 19th; and System Overlords took 22nd. Thirty-one teams from across the state competed in Saturday's competition.

The tournament champions were the Vermillion Area Robotics Club and Stevens High School. Stevens High School also earned the sportsmanship and judge's choice awards, while the Vermillion Area Robotics Club received the design award. Both teams qualified for the World Championship.

Harrisburg Schools received the excellence award for high school teams, also qualifying for the World Championship.

This year's "game" which is back-and-forth type challenge requires the students operating the robots to move game pieces, such as cubes and other objects over a fence. This could be done by tossing the objects over the fence, or underneath.

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