Teams from Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School in Sudbury and Manitoulin Secondary School in M’Chigeeng are competing in the World Robotics Championships in Houston, Texas this week.
Lo-Ellen Robotics 4069 and Manitoulin Metal 6865 qualified for the international event by capturing top honours at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Ontario Provincial Championships held in Hamilton earlier this month.
Manitoulin Secondary School qualified by winning the highest overall award at the provincial competition.
Many aspects of the team’s work were considered for the Impact Award acknowledging the impact on the school, community, STEM, and FIRST Robotics.
The students have also been working towards becoming an environmentally sustainable and carbon neutral FIRST team with their robot called Bumblebee.
The winners will be announced on Monday.
Meet three students on the Manitoulin Metals Robot 6865 drive team, from left Alexis McVey, Xavi Mara, and Nevaeh Harper of Manitoulin Secondary School.
