ODON – On February 11, several FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams from Lawrence and surrounding counties will compete at Crane’s Westgate Academy for a chance to compete at the State Championship at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds on February 25.
There will be a total of 18 teams in attendance including 4-H Clubs Superior STEAM and Limestone Robotics, as well as the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence County.
The 2022 Season of Powerplay presented by Raytheon Technologies started on September 10. Since then, teams of middle and high school students from around the state and world have designed and built robots in order to complete the tasks presented to them.
FIRST Robotics is an international robotics competition provider with thousands of teams across the world. Their goal, according to founder and inventor Dean Kamen, is “ … to compete for the hearts and minds of kids with the excitement of the Super Bowl.”
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The FTC tournament on Feb 11 is free and open to the public.
Learn more about the tournament here: FTC League Tournaments – FIRST Indiana Robotics.
