The mission: Design, build and program a robot “dragster” to race down a narrow lane and accurately stop when it “sees” the finish line.
That is the challenge which students at Camas High, Hayes Freedom High and Liberty Middle schools accepted.
The students competed with their Dragsters, SumoBots and Line Racers at the fifth-annual South Sound STEM Robotics Invite in Olympia recently.
This was the first time for any of the Camas schools to attend, and with the experience came lots of learning, teamwork and wins, according to Ron Wright, who teaches the robotics classes at the high school level.
“All of our students had a great time there,” he said. “The Olympia School District did a great job of running this tournament. Their district is also doing a great job of promoting robotics throughout Washington state.