MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The A-Tech machinists completed second place Saturday within the Nationwide Robotics League Competitors held at Robert Morris College.
The scholars, with the assistance of their teacher, Ron Maurer, constructed a robotic they referred to as Gregg to compete within the NRL.
The principle objective of the NRL competitors is to be the “final robotic standing” in a contest the place two robots battle head-to-head in a three-minute match.
“We’re very pleased with our college students and grateful for our native business companions who make this attainable,” A-Tech Principal Scott Wludyga stated. “Their enthusiasm is overwhelming.”
Maurer found the Nationwide Robotics League in 2009, whereas on a enterprise journey in Chicago.
One of many presenters was selling the competitors, and Maurer stated he thought it will be nice to see this venture might be used within the classroom.
Maurer contacted the Nationwide Robotics League, and that was the beginning of his precision machining courses getting into the competitors.
“I’m very pleased with our Ashtabula County A-Tech college and this workforce that constructed a really sturdy Robobot,” stated Larry Fargo, one in all A-Tech’s business companions. “They took a pounding all day from some top-notch machines, but they’d the tenacity to restore, recharge between battles, and are available again within the cage every time with a need to win.”
The competition consists of two divisions: Robobots (highschool) and Juniorbots (junior excessive).
College students management the robots and try to disable or destroy their opponent’s robotic.
A-Tech’s Precision Machining program was the primary college in Ashtabula County to be part of this nationwide program. Since that point, a handful of different native colleges have entered the competitors
