Stormgears team competes in international robotics competition – Westford Eagle

The Stormgears FIRST robotics team had a solid performance in the World Championships, ranking 31 out of 68 teams in their division, during competition April 26-29 in St. Louis.

The team, whose members include students from Westford Academy, Blanchard Middle School, Acton-Boxborough High School, Chelmsford High School, RJ Grey High, Lawrence Academy and Minuteman Tech, won half of the games they participated in.

Earlier in April, the team won the New England Engineering Inspiration Award at the New England District Championship at the University of New Hampshire, qualifying them for the championship. At the championship, there were a total of six divisions with about 400 teams competing.

The team has competed in the World Championships every years since they started as a rookie team three years ago, and, although the Stormgears didnt advance to the final rounds, the team is already preparing for next year and actively recruiting new team members.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to show students of every age that science, technology and problem-solving are not only fun and rewarding, but are proven paths to successful careers and a bright future. In this years competition, FIRST Steamworks students built a robot that could collect balls and shoot them into a boiler steam, pick up and deliver gears to turn a rotor, and prepare for flight by latching onto a rope and climbing. Two opposing alliances of three teams competed in a 27-by-56-foot area in a series of three-minute matches that combined both autonomous and computer controlled robot action.

The team meets at SMC, LTD in Devens.

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Stormgears team competes in international robotics competition - Westford Eagle