Milford Robotics Team Off to World Championships

A local FIRST Robotics team is on its way to the world stage at the upcoming championship in St. Louis. 

Mechanical Mayhem Team #1519 ranked third at the end of 75 qualifying matches in the high school robotics competition on March 14, according to their website. Challenges included frisbee-throwing and pyramid climbing.

The team then partnered with number one seed team, The Robodogs, and rookie team The Robo Eagles. They then took first place through this alliance, and was also honored with the Excellence in Engineering Award.

"Our team is thrilled to pile in the vans once again and cannot wait to meet bumper-to-bumper with the other qualifying robots," the team wrote on their site.

Team members include 21 kids from the Milford area, according to the Union Leader.

The following is the team's mission:

The purpose of this team is to give homeschooling high schoolers the chance to be involved in the FRC program. Our goal is to learn the many valuable lessons in science, technology, and gracious professionalism that the FRC program offers. The team also works toward building teamwork and respect for others' opinions. We also strive to be a witness of our faith in the way that we interact with each other and with other teams in and out of competition.