Lincoln-Sudbury Robotics Team to Compete for National Title

The Lincoln-Sudbury "Warrior" Robotics team received a grant from NASA and the Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation to participate in US FIRST, a national robotics competition challenging students to design, build and compete against other high school teams.  

This "sport of the mind" allows competing student teams just six weeks to design and build their robot. The L-S team will compete at Northeastern University in March. If L-S performs well among the 50 teams there, they will be offered an opportunity to compete at the World Championships in St. Louis in April.

The US FIRST competition varies from year to year with a different assigned task to be performed by the robots. The specifications for robot design and function are released to teams in early January. Students build a robot to complete a common task using a standard kit of parts during the six week build season. While scoring the most points is a goal, US FIRST awards students for team spirit, gracious professionalism and the ability to overcome obstacles, both as a team and in their collaboration with other teams. US FIRST brings new meaning to the term "friendly competition." 

The L-S Robotics team has participated in many different competitions in the past, but last competed in US FIRST a decade ago and are ready to try it again. Paul Shultz, the team's faculty advisor “is very excited about the opportunity to be sponsored by NASA and the Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation and hopes to attract many new students to the club.” Shultz says the team also received several private donations and will receive support from Methods Machine Tools, but is still looking for mentors.

For more information, contact Paul Shultz, at Paul_Shultz@lsrhs.net or by phone at 978-443-991 x3272.