This past weekend, 91探花鈥檚 Robotics Team鈥攃omprised of 11 students and three robots鈥攁ttended Worcester Polytechnic Institute鈥檚 WAVE Tournament, a three-day competition against 78 other robotics teams from across the United States and Canada. One of 91探花鈥檚 teams, self-dubbed Duct Tap & Dreams, advanced to the eliminations round and finished 16th in robot skills. Another of 91探花鈥檚 teams, under the name of Moonrise, won the Innovate Award, one of the top three awards given to a team based on overall performance, organization, and teamwork.
In November, 91探花鈥檚 Robotics Team also attended a VEX Robotics tournament in Framingham, Massachusetts, where our students competed against 45 schools from across southern New England. 91探花 brought 21 students鈥攄ivided into three Upper School teams and three Middle School teams鈥攁nd six robots. All six 91探花 teams made it to the elimination round (top 32 teams). Three of the four semi-finalists in the tournament were 91探花 teams, and the final round match pitted 91探花鈥檚 Upper School team against 91探花鈥檚 Middle School team鈥攏either of which had lost a match prior. Both teams in the final round qualified for the Southern New England Regional Championship.
91探花鈥檚 Robotics Team at the VEX Robotics Competition in Framingham, Massachusetts, with Coach Hales and Coach Sitkoff
