Robotics Competition 1
Penn State York students, faculty and staff volunteered to work at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) South Central PA Regional Qualifier, a robotics competition, held at the York campus on Saturday, Jan. 29. Here, two York students are help to build the competition arena in the gym. Sixteen teams competed during the daylong event, titled "GET OVER IT!", a task-oriented robotics competition. The... Read more ›
Robotics Competition 2
Sixteen teams participated, and the alliance of Blitzer Bots (robot 4285) from Lancaster County and Craftsman (robot 3113) from Maryland won the competition and move on to the states competition on March 5 in Weatherly, Pa.
Robotics Competition 3
Craftsman (robot 3113) were part of the winning alliance that won the FTC Qualifier at Penn State York.
Robotics Competition 4
High scores were earned for balancing robots during the GET OVER IT! game. The object is to score more points by emptying baton dispensers filled with PVC tubes and achieving certain goals such as balancing on a bridge.
Robotics Competition 5
This robot, build by a Phoenixville Area High School team named Gear, works hard to empty as many batons as possible from the dispenser during the competition.
Robotics Competition 6
Robots were inspected by a team of trained volunteers prior to the start of the competition. Each robot has to meet a variety of criteria in order to compete. The robots were built by middle and high school students.
Robotics Competition 7
A view of the competition from atop the bleachers provides a good look at the game as it is about to start.
Robotics Competition 8
Joel M. Rodney, right, chancellor at Penn State York, welcomed about 300 students and their families to the competition.
Robotics Competition 9
Members of the Craftsmen team work on their robot in between competition rounds. The Lionâs Den Cafe served as the pit area during the competition.
Robotics Competition 10
Members of the York Suburban High School team, the only York County group in the competition, made repairs to their robot and ultimately met with success, as they were able to compete.
Sunday, April 11, 2021
