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Robotics Competition Brings Area Students Together
The Suffield Shakedown was held on Saturday.
Teams of students from throughout North Central Connecticut and beyond gathered at Suffield High School Saturday for the 11th Annual Suffield Shakedown, a FIRST Robotics scrimmage.
The friendly competition was the first of the season for many teams, who spent the past six weeks building and programming robots to compete in a basketball-inspired match of electronics and wits.
Local teams represented in the contest included:
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Buzz Robotics - Enfield
Aces High - Suffield/Windsor Locks
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Bobcat Robotics - South Windsor
The 2nd Law Enforcers - Farmington
Cyber Knights - Southington
UberBots - Avon
Granby Grunts - Granby
Sim-City - Simsbury
R.A.G.E. (Robotics and Gadget Engineering) Robotics - Rockville/Tolland/Bolton
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