SWOSU Hosting Robotics State Championship on February 23
Students from around Oklahoma will be competing in the 10th annual First Tech Challenge
Robotics state championship on February 23 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
in Weatherford. The public is invited to view competition matches from 9 a.m. until
3:30 p.m. in the Wellness Center on the SWOSU campus.
Over 400 students from 40 Oklahoma schools will participate in the 10th annual First Tech Challenge Robotics statewide championship on Saturday, February 23, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
This year’s game, Rover Ruckus presented by Qualcomm, is a simulated moon-mining mission in honor of NASA’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing.
The middle and high school teams of students have built a robot to detach from a “moon” lander to mine precious metals from the surface of the moon and load them into the lander. The teams will be competing for a chance to represent Oklahoma at the world competition.
The public is invited to view competition matches from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the Wellness Center on the SWOSU campus.
“This is exciting to see the unique and innovative designs of over 400 students,” said Madeline Baugher of SWOSU. “We invite area residents to come enjoy this fun-filled activity.”
Participating teams include:
|
Name |
City |
|---|---|
|
Y Not Robots |
Ada |
|
Ada CouGears |
Ada |
|
Crossings-Beta |
Bethany |
|
The Bazinga Project |
Broken Arrow |
|
The Midnight Ostrich Runners |
Broken Arrow |
|
Project Agnizab |
Broken Arrow |
|
BB Robotics |
Broken Bow |
|
Caddo Bruins |
Caddo |
|
RoboKnights |
Cashion |
|
Staticats |
Checotah |
|
Chouteau Wyldcats |
Chouteau |
|
R2D2 |
Claremore |
|
Merritt Robotics |
Elk City |
|
System Overload |
Frederick |
|
Cybernetics |
Frederick |
|
Davy Jones Locker |
Locust Grove |
|
Hornet Heroes |
Macomb |
|
Radical Robotics |
Mustang |
|
Monsters of Mechanics |
Mustang |
|
Black Box |
Newcastle |
|
Team Medusa |
Newcastle |
|
Lab Rats |
Newcastle |
|
Prototypes |
Newcastle |
|
BearBotics |
Noble |
|
WarriorBots |
Okarche |
|
Lightsabers |
Oklahoma City |
|
Makin' Stuff Move |
Oklahoma City |
|
Rockettes |
Oklahoma City |
|
CADfish |
Oklahoma City |
|
Senoritas of Awesomeness |
Oklahoma City |
|
Revolutionary Robots |
Oklahoma City |
|
Irish Steel |
Oklahoma City |
|
Pixel |
Owasso |
|
Iron Giants |
Shawnee |
|
Atomic Gears |
Shawnee |
|
RoboComets |
Tulsa |
|
The Rocket Scientists |
Tulsa |
|
Project Peacock |
Tulsa |
|
Mouse Spit |
Tulsa |
|
Leviathan Robotics |
Tulsa |