AMS Robotics Team Competes, Finishes in 10th Place

On Saturday, November 23, the AMS First Robotics Team traveled to Rochester High School for the First Robotics Team competition. The Vikings Robotic team, led by student captain Ben Strobel, had an outstanding performance and had many firsts in the team’s history. The team competed in five events, finishing with four wins and one loss. In that one loss, the Vikings scored all 30 points in that event which was a first in Viking history. The team finished in 10th place out of 35 teams. The following teams comprise the Vikings Robotics:

• Build Team who make the Robots - Niko Wekerle, Otis Rhodes, Nathan Shelby, Mac Sanborn, Grayson Garman, Charlie Bateman, Artem Zhukovskyi, Alex Calvano, Adele Barry (who also performed the final Engineering and Safety Checklist that allowed the Robot to pass the inspection so the robot can compete)
• Course Build Team so the Robot can be tested and the drive team to practice - Alex Burnham, Andre Harris Jr., Henry Thomas, Kristopher Trice
• Team Board, Awards, Photographers During the Competition - Hope Trelfa, Allison Collar
• Team Shirts and Banners - Hayden McClure
• Powerpoint Presentation and Engineering Portfolio - Ben Strobel, Cole Thompson, and all the Viking team members contributing