Robotics

Chris's robotics team competed in the Denver regional March 25-27. They didn't do quite as well as last year, but did make it to the quarter finals and took the entrepreneurial award for having the best team organization, the safety award for how they organize their shop and how safely they conduct themselves, and the animation award.

The competition was basically a soccer game and then they could score points at the end if they could successfully suspend their robot from a pole. There robot is the red one. The 2 white arcs pop up and grab the overhead bars so it can hang.



The tournaments have a real party atmosphere. Lots of teams bring mascots and props and dress up in different ways. There is always lots of music and kids dancing. Apparently one of the kids (our old bishop's son) taught all the kids the dance they all do at EFY. The film was shot at the social the first night they were there. You can't see Chris until the very end on the left side of the group with a black jacket. He says there was a group from Texas who got up and matched them move for move, so he is guessing there were some Mormon kids in that group as well.