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Langley Robotics Team To Compete In World Championship
The team was ready to call it a year when they learned they would compete in the world robotics championship.
The Langley High School robotics team will be participating in the robotics world championship in Detroit this week.
The team thought their year was over when they received a wild card entry to the The FIRST Championship on April 25-28 in Detroit. More than 400 teams, including 31 from the DC area, will participate, Peter Swaak, a team captain, told WTOP.
"There are teams from across the world. I know there are few from Canada, a bunch from Europe," said Swaak.
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This was the first year Langley won a state event since it was created in 2001. In March, the team won first place at a Maryland robotics competition.
See more about the FIRST Championship here and watch the live stream to cheer on the Langley team. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)
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