Traverse City Team Medals at National Robotics Competition
The Northwest Education Services Career Tech program in Traverse City sent its students to compete among 486 robots in 13 competitions with 1,300 participants from 27 middle schools, 40 high schools and 16 colleges and universities.
The annual National Robotics Challenge is the longest running competition of its kind.
This year, one Engineering Academy team earned a bronze medal in the sumo robot category of the competition.
The third-place team, Gears of Glory, was made up of students Emmett Jaquish from Benzie Central, Evan Chandler of Benzie Central and Logan DeFour of Leland.
The Honda Innovation Award is one of the highlights of the event and Engineering Academy’s bronze medal-winning team, Gears of Glory, was also nominated and interviewed for the prestigious honor.
