Marshall FluhartyMaroon Echoes Reporter On Friday, October 25th, the MPCHS Robotics Team won the FIRST Tech Challenge, Lothal League Meet, at Central Lee High School. The robotics team, cleverly named the PantherBots, worked their way up the competition ladder in two per-side team event that required autonomous programming, direct driver control, and fast competition in the challenge ring. According to the team the robot itself isn’t easy to drive, especially when the drivers must alternate their position for each round. While the rules are complicated, getting everything to work right is the key to winning.
The PantherBots won four out of five matches, being teamed up with another team during each round. That caused them to create new strategies on the fly and plan new ways to win with other teams. Their achievement was impressive for the team because the little robot is incomplete, without autonomous modes. According to team member Tristen Davis, “It was surprising that we won. The robot wasn’t even completed, but we went into the ring and won almost every match.” Team members include: Melissa Alexander, Sean Brousseau, Tristen Davis, Christopher Dyar, Zachary Venghaus, Zerek Venghaus, and Jacob Simmons. All hoping to finish the robot soon to gain more points for their competition next week. Go Pantherbots!
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