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The top 47 of 179 Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams from school districts and related programs, competed on February 16-17, at the Minnesota High Tech Kids FIRST Tech Challenge Raytheon State Championship at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.

Team # 11413 Auto Anonymous from Lindstrom,  earned the Division Finalist Alliance, an award given to the team that won the Division Alliance Semi Finals. Team members are Ellie Lindberg (CLHS), Beckett Oman (CLHS), Harper Oman (CLMS), Alexis Rangitsch (CLMS), Jacob Robelia (CLMS), Brodey Robinson (CLHS), Jack Rodriguez (CLHS).

FIRST Tech Challenge is a widely accessible international robotics program for students ages 13-18 aimed at teaching science and technology concepts as well as providing students with career and life skills. Each year, students spend 100+ hours completing projects centered around a global engineering concern. Students must work together to research and devise innovative solutions. Teams then develop robots to compete in solving challenges in a 12’ by 12’ playing field.

For more information about FIRST Tech Challenge in Minnesota, contact Cheryl Moeller, Executive Director for High Tech Kids at [email protected], 612-781-2203, or visit https://hightechkids.org/

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