Edina Robotics Team Earns Trip to World Championships

It was a busy weekend for 's Robotics Team at the FIRST Robotics North Star Regional Competition, where they won a number of awards and even earned a trip to the World Championships in St. Louis.

The Green Machine ended the weekend with awards for their business plan and website, the title of regional finalists and—of course—the Chairman's Award. That last one happens to be the highest honor available from FIRST. With it, the team earned a trip to the World Championships in St. Louis.

The North Star Regional was one of two competitions held this weekend at the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. The 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition also took place from March 29-31.

The robotics season begins in January, when FIRST Robotics sends out information about the task the robots must complete in the competitive meets and a kit of parts and electronics for each robot.

The challenge this year was called a “Rebound Rumble.” Each team had to design a robot capable of picking up and shooting a basketball. In a tournament setting, the robots played against one another in teams of three, competing to score the most points.

Patch was at the tournaments on Friday and Saturday to capture the excitement, school spirit and friendly competition of the game.

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