Placer Robotics (PART) Teams Earn Spots at Vex Robotics World Championships
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Granite Bay, CA, April 27, 2023 --( PR.com )-- Four teams affiliated with the Placer Robotics (PART) VEX robotics competition program have secured spots at the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships to be held April 25-29 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.Two PART teams, 295S and 295Y, will compete at the high school level of competition. Taking part in the middle school competition will be PART team 29500X and Cavitt Junior High School’s team 9537X, a Granite Bay-based team that Placer Robotics mentors.All four teams qualified for the event during the 2023 California Region 2 (Northern California) VRC Regional Championship events for middle and high schools that took place in Tracy and Milpitas in March 2023. In addition, during the middle school regional championships, PART team 29500R won the Build Award, Cavitt team 9537X received the Amaze Award, and Cavitt team 9537A was a Tournament Semi-Finalist.The action-packed VEX robotics competition requires middle and high school students to execute the 2022-2023 VEX Robotics Competition game, Spin Up. The qualifying teams successfully worked to design, build, and program robots that could quickly and efficiently solve specific challenges that come with playing Spin Up.“It’s been remarkable to see what these teams have accomplished this season, developing and refining their robots from ideation to completion,” said Placer Robotics Executive Director Kevin Miller. Placer Robotics promotes, encourages, and advances STEM education, outreach, and awareness for students in communities in Placer County and the Greater Sacramento area.