Students Build Competition Robots
On 8/08/2017 at the weekly breakfast meeting of York East Rotary, local high school students awed Rotarians with their “competition” robot. Photo: The Robot
.JPG) | Students from eleven York County high schools and representing grades 9-12, come together to form Techfire Robotics of York, team 225. Techfire is a non-profit organization encouraging students to develop their interest in science, math, engineering and technology. Photo: Foreground, Donnie Krtanjek, lead mentor; Background, Student Tianna Seitz |
 | Students partner with volunteer mentors and have 6 weeks to build a robot that runs on a 12 volt motorcycle battery. The robot, built to perform functions outlined by competition specifications, is then taken to compete against other student built robots locally, nationally and even internationally. Photo: Volunteer mentor, Tom Traina |
 | But, Rotarians were assured that this activity was not just about building a robot, but about learning life skills. These students are our future innovators and leaders who will design and build solutions for our world. Photo: (left to right): Jessica Babcock (York Country Day School), Adam Wolnikowski (Eastern-York High School), Jagr Krtanjek (York Country Day School), Tianna Seitz (Dallastown High School), Brad Drago (Downingtown East High School), Tom Kelley (President, York East Rotary) and Tom Traina (volunteer mentor). |