Emerson-Hubbard High School has added two new Robotics teams this year. For the last 3 years E-H has been involved with FIRST FRC competitions with their Valiant Robotics team. FRC competitions are held in the spring of each year. FIRST also has FTC teams as well as LEGO league teams. FTC teams are Robotics teams that use robots that are smaller in size than the FRC teams. The competitions are held in the fall/winter of the year. This year we have 13 students in Robotics class, so having 2 FTC teams, team Goliath and Team Titan, provides hands-on experience for the Robotics students during class time. Students must design, build, and program their robot to perform specific tasks. This year the FTC competition is called Biobuzz. The robots need to pick up nectar and pollen (plastic wiffle like balls of different sizes) and place them in the hive or the flowers which are placed in specific positions around the game arena. The first competition is scheduled for November 7th. Five local competition events are anticipated this year for FTC.
The robotics teams are always looking for grants and donations to help with the cost of building their robots and attending competitions. Any donations will be accepted through the school's main office.
Stop by their booth to check them out at Emerson's Night on Main in Post 60 Market on Thursday, November 5th from 5-8PM!