(KNSI) – Central Minnesota high school students had outstanding showings at the FIRST Robotics championships, and others are hoping for similar results at the Vex Robotics Championships.
The Becker Bulldogs took home the Quality Award for their field. The team also won the Johnson Division and placed fourth in the championship -Einstein Division. It was Becker’s 7th trip to the World Championships in the last 11 years. Next is the MSHSL State Tournament at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, where they will defend their state title.
Two other local schools competed, Albany and Sartell, with the latter making it to the quarterfinals on the Johnson Field. Albany competed on Daly Field and did not make it to playoffs. The championships were held last weekend in Houston, Texas.
This week, the St Cloud Tech Tigers X Machina 98377G Robotics team competes in the math division at the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas. Joining them is Tiger Epsilon 61170E in the science division and Tiger Kappa 61170J in the technology division.
Also at the VEX Championship is ROCORI‘s 99750S, Sparta’s Supreme in the engineering division.
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