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Students set to battle for NYC robotics regional competition

Xinhua, March 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The annual Robotics Competition opened Friday as more than 160 teams of students from New York Tri- State and other countries are going head-to-head with their impressive robotic creations at the New York City regional tournament.

The NYC Regional Competition features three robotics programs -- designed for three age groups from 6 to 19 years old students. It is hosted by NYC FIRST, the local nonprofit affiliate of FIRST, an international nonprofit that inspires students to get involved in science and technology and prepare them for jobs of the future.

The NYC tournament will include a series of competitions, expos, and career fairs, with participation of 2,500 students to battle with their custom-built robots, as high school students compete in a three-on-three sports-style tournament, and elementary and middle-school students put their robots to the test against designated challenges.

The three-day event is the last stop before the FIRST World Championship Tournament to be held in St. Louis, the U.S. state of Missouri, in April. Winners from this weekend's competition will move on, but not without putting up a tough fight against their peers.

"These students have worked so hard to get to where they are, from researching real-world programs to designing new inventions through robotics and using the engineering skills they've acquired, " said Pat Daly, executive director of NYC FIRST.

In addition to students from three states of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, international students from Britain, Brazil, Turkey, and China will also be participating.

Li Yangge, a member with the robotic club with Wuhan Foreign Language School, central China's Hubei Province, is among Chinese students to take part in this year's robotics competition in NYC tournament.

"We're confident and passionate to take part in this event," said Li. "It provides us with a good opportunity to enjoy the thrill of hands-on robotics, research, teamwork and inquiry-based problem solving in order to spark a lifelong passion for science and technology." Endite