Members of the Sullivan SWAT (Students Winning at Tech) test out a program on their Lego Mindstorms NXT robot on Monday. (Jennifer Huberdeau/North Adams Transcript)Tuesday January 8, 2013

NORTH ADAMS — Natal Paredes gasped in delight Monday afternoon as the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot he had just programmed inched closer to its goal.

“It’s the closest I’ve come yet,” Natal, 10, said as he reset the robot for another pass at pushing Lego squares toward a target.

His excitement drew several of his Sullivan Elementary School teammates, who offered suggestions on how to correct the robot’s movement.

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