Robotics Rockstars

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April 8, 2023

A Traverse City team is headed to the VEX Robotics World Championships—the largest robotics competition on the planet—later this month. The all-girls Wings of Woodland Middle School team meets weekly after school and has competed in several tournaments in the region over the last school year. Their hard work paid off, and they got their ticket to the Dallas showdown after winning the Create Award at the Michigan State Championship in March. Now, the three-person team will go up against dozens of other groups from across the country and beyond. This year’s competition involves a game called Slapshot, which is a bit like curling mixed with air hockey…played by robots. (In short, it sounds awesome.) Woodland robotics coach, Alex Bloye said of the team, “I am amazed at the technical skills the girls bring to the work, and more importantly the problem solving and collaboration skills they demonstrate.” Let’s go Wings of Woodland!