Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.comSixteen-year-old Ben Haczynski of Crown Point Indiana makes some last minute adjustments to his team’s robot before the competition. More than 400 leading middle schools and high schools participated in the VEX Robotics contest at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia Saturday February.

Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.comSophomore Madeline Koldos, from left, Thida Vonguilay, and Lissette Beltran, both seniors, of the Hex Adecimators of Bartlett High School discuss the intricate movements of their robot during the competition. The competition included 48 teams from the Midwest.

Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.comMore than 400 leading middle schools and high schools participated in the VEX Robotics contest at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia Saturday. The competition included 48 teams from the Midwest.

Just a few short years ago, the opening recording of a woman’s voice singing “The Star Spangled Banner” might have been the most prominent female presence at Saturday’s annual robotics competition in Batavia. Now girls are members on many of the robotics teams and boast a few all-female teams.

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