Robots bucked and tilted at the Southwest PA Regional First Tech Challenge — a 30-team robotics tournament held Feb. 9 at Robert Morris University. Each team robot was placed in an “alliance” with two other team robots. The robot alliances then worked to take over a PVC-pipe rack by hanging rings on it, making sure to defend the ring positions from enemy alliances.
The Terabytes, a team out of Murrysville, lost in the final match. But the Terabytes were awarded the first-place Inspire award for excellence in design, innovation and creativity. Since inception in 2004, the Terabytes have become world championship contenders in the First Tech Challenge.
“First” is an acronym for For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology. The organization hosts an annual circuit of tournaments at regional and state levels. The six-month season culminates in the First Tech Challenge World Championship, to be held in St. Louis in April.
“You’re standing there driving this 18-by-18 robot and you see what you’ve been able to accomplish,” said Terabytes veteran Josh Kephart.
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