Details on the impressive performance by local VEX Robotics teams at the Mary Our Queen Robotics Skills Challenge can be found in today’s edition of the Omaha World-Herald. Notably the Millard South High School Robotics scores are still topping the world rank charts, only slipping one spot in the past two weeks.
Visit the online OWH Goodnews article here. You can also get a printed copy in the Saturday, November 28th edition. The story is in the Living Section on page 3E.
Sixty robotics teams from Council Bluffs, IA, to Ravenna, NE and from Columbus, NE to Hesston, KS, converged onto Cross County High School for Saturday’s VEX Robotics Tournament.
“I was blown away at the turnout and our volunteers were just amazing,” said Ben Hackett who directed the event for the Cougars. “Our community and school really put heart into these events and with help from Nebraska Public Power District this is a first-class venue for robotics.”
Read the full Story at the York Times: http://www.yorknewstimes.com/news/cross-county-hosts-huge-robotics-tournament/article_ad2204cc-9272-11e5-b0ce-0bcff88db098.html
Congratulations to the following newly qualified High School teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 8675 (Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0) from National Robotics Academy, 6685A (Vexecutioners) & 6685R (Vexorsism) from Millard South High School, 5155C (Oops…We’re a Team) from Cross County Robotics. These team qualified from the Cross County VEX Robotics Tournament.
Congratulations to the following newly qualified Middle School teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 985C (Robohawks) from Mary Our Queen School and 1073E (Computer Maniacs) from Marrs Magnet Middle School. These team qualified from the King Science Vex Robotics Tournament.
The VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship will host 44 of the best High School VEX Robotics teams and 32 of the best Middle School VEX Robotics teams from Iowa and Nebraska. This post is an unofficial list of the teams have currently qualified for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championships as of November 14th, 2015. Check out the full details of who has qualified below. Note: This post is unofficial, it should not be used in an official capacity.
November 21, 2016
The Cross County Robotics Tournament held a 60 team tournament on November 21st. This is the first of the large tournaments this season. It was split into two divisions, with the each Division Champion competing for the overall Tournament champions for qualifying spots at the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.
This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 8675 (Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0) from National Robotics Academy. The Tournament Champions were 6685A (Vexecutioners) & 6685R (Vexorsism) from Millard South High School and 5155C (Oops…We’re a Team) from Cross County Robotics.
A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading
Lots of exciting accomplishments in Robotics this weekend in Nebraska Robotics. Check out what we saw across Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading
November 21, 2015
The King Science Robotics Tournament is the second Middle School VEX Robotics tournament in Nebraska. Teams came back to the with improved designs as they competed for qualifying spots at the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.
This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 985C (Robohawks) from Mary Our Queen School. The Tournament Champions were 985C (Robohawks) from Mary Our Queen School, 1073A (Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School, and 1073E (Computer Maniacs) from Marrs Magnet Middle School.
A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading
STEM Education through Robotics is flourishing in Nebraska! This map is powerful way to visually display the number of teams across Nebraska. We can see how far 293 VEX Robotics and CREATE teams has been used to promote STEM Education in Nebraska.
View VEX Robotics & CREATE in Nebraska in a full screen map
Congratulations to the following newly qualified teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 5813B from Abraham Lincoln High School and 3018 from Techna Pwn Robotics. These team qualified from the Southern Iowa VEX Qualifier Results.
The VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship will host 44 of the best High School VEX Robotics teams and 32 of the best Middle School VEX Robotics teams from Iowa and Nebraska. This post is an unofficial list of the teams have currently qualified for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championships as of November 14th, 2015. Check out the full details of who has qualified below. Note: This post is unofficial, it should not be used in an official capacity.
November 14, 2015
The Southern Iowa VEX Qualifier is the first Iowa VEX Robotics tournament. Teams east of the Missouri got the chance to show off their early designs as they’re competing for qualifying spots at the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.
This tournament qualified two teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 3018 (Techna Pwn Robotics). The Tournament Champions were 5813B (Black Squirrels) from Abraham Lincoln High School and 3018 (Techna Pwn Robotics).
5813B Black Squirrels are tournament champions at Southern Iowa Vex Qualifier #Alynx #OMGrobots #VEXrobotics pic.twitter.com/xFNmuuxvlN
— Lynx Robotics (@Lynx_Robotics) November 15, 2015
A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading
November 14, 2015
It was an amazing event at the MOQ Mustang VEX Skills Challenge. The Millard South High School teams gave everyone a world-class performance.
Millard South’s Team 6685A (Vexecutioners) posted 263 in Robot Skills which is the 4th best score in the world as of tonight. And they weren’t done. They also posted a 214 in Programming Skills which is seventh Highest in the world.
And it didn’t stop there. Millard South’s Team 6685R (Vexorsism) posted 262 in Robot Skills which is the 5th best score in the world as of tonight. And they also weren’t done. They also posted a 187 in Programming Skills which is 11th Highest in the world.
The High School Skills Challenge Champion Award was awarded to team 6685A (Vexecutioners) from Millard South High School. The Middle School Skills Challenge Champion Award was awarded to team 1073A (Decoded) from Marrs Magnet Middle School. Continue reading