Worcester Technical High School
What do you get when you give robot kits to more than 3,000 students from around the world and then bring them all together in one place? Some blazing mechatronic battles.
The middle school, high school, and university students from 14 countries, along with their mentors, descended on the Dallas Convention Center and Arena April 22-24. The occasion was the 2010 VEX Robotics World Championship, in which budding roboticists build their own VEX kit robots and take on several challenges--as well as rival teams.
Here, a student from Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, Mass., prepares her robot for battle. Industry officials from sponsors like NASA were on hand to scout out potential talent.
April 28, 2010 8:00 AM PDT
Photo by: Innovation First International
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