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
Lots of exciting accomplishments in Robotics this weekend in Nebraska Robotics. Check out what we saw across Twitter and Facebook. 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
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
The King Science & Technology VEX Robotics crew is preparing for another great Middle School tournament on November 21st. They sure know how to put on an event, check out this picture from last year!
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Students attended a Columbus Nebraska Robotics open house last week at Central Community College-Columbus. This program introduced area students to VEX Robotics competitions. The program was hosted by the college, Educational Service Unit 7 and Nebraska Public Power District.
In the Columbus, NE area, Lakeview High School in Columbus has been part of the program for a year. Other schools involved include Aurora, Nebraska and Cross County Community Schools near Stromsburg. The open house drew attendees from Kearney Catholic High School, Logan View Public Schools in Hooper and North Platte Catholic Schools.
You can read more on this exciting opportunity for students in the Columbus, Nebraska area, here on the Columbus Telegram.
Details on the Open Robotics Division of the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship (HRRC) were released yesterday. Not only Nebraska and Iowa teams will competing in the Open Division at HRRC, but also teams from Kansas and Missouri! Here’s a quote from an email from CREATE Foundation’s yesterday:
For OPEN program teams the welcome mat will be even larger as teams from not only Iowa and Nebraska, but also Missouri and Kansas are eligible to qualify and participate in the OPEN Division of the Heartland Regional, assuring this to be the strongest field ever!
In an exciting development, VEX Robotics in Iowa and Nebraska will be partnering this season to hold the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship. On February 26th & 27th, both Nebraska and Iowa will be sending their best teams to compete at Omaha North Magnet School for a chance to qualify for the World Championships. (Updated @ 11:15 am to include Middle School details).
You can find full event details for the High School division here: http://www.robotevents.com/re-vrc-16-4248.html
You can find full event details for the Middle School Division here:
http://www.robotevents.com/re-vrc-16-4250.html
You can find full event details for the CREATE Open Division here:
http://www.robotevents.com/re-create-16-4252.html
Omaha North Robotics hosted the first official VEX Robotics Nothing But Net event on Saturday October 17th. The teams recorded Skills Challenge scores that could qualify them for the World & State Championships.
These early scores are surprisingly good. The two High School teams, Omaha North Robotics and Omaha South, posted some great Skills Challenge scores. Notably, Omaha North’s 1064C is ranked 26th in the world for Programming Skills with a score of 88. Another Omaha North Robotics Team, 1064A, is Ranked 41st in the world for Driver Skills with a score of 96.
(The world ranking as of 1:30 pm, October 18th 2015).
Omaha North Robotics has shown a strong start to their season, we’re excited to see how the rest of the Nebraska teams perform as the season gets rolling. The next competitions are on November 7th, with a High School Tournament and Papillion-LaVista and a Middle School Tournament at Beveridge Magnet Middle School.