PHOTOS: Northfield Students, Robots Participate in Regional Competition

Aspiring engineers from across the Twin Cities metro area came together to compete in two regional high school FIRST Robotics tournaments from March 29-31.

Both the 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition and the North Star Regional Competition were held on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus.

The team competed in the North Star Regional Competition. Their team was sponsored by Allflex Inc., Granite Equity Partners, TBC, LLC, , Northfield Healthy Community Initiative and Northfield High School.

The robotics season began in January, when FIRST Robotics sends out information about the task the robots must complete in the competitive meets and a kit of parts and electronics for each robot.

The challenge this year was called a “Rebound Rumble.” Each team was tasked with designing a robot capable of picking up and shooting a basketball. In a tournament setting, the robots play against one another in teams of three, competing to score the most points.

Patch was at the tournaments on Friday and Saturday to capture the excitement, school spirit and friendly competition of the game.

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