Central Texas College hosted the Centex First Tech Challenge (FTC) Regional Robotics Qualifier competition on Saturday, April 2. The event was held in the Fine Arts Auditorium (Bldg. 112) with the opening ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. This was the largest regional qualifier as 24 teams representing high schools and robotics clubs from Houston to Waco competed for a chance to win a berth at the FTC State Championship to be held in Lubbock in May. Teams of up to 10 students were responsible for designing, building and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. Teams which include coaches, mentors and volunteers were required to develop a strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles.
The competing teams include Priddy I.S.D., Cherokee High School from Cherokee, TX, Florence High School, Belton High School, Midway High School in Waco, Marble Falls High School, Florence High School, Copperas Cove High School, A.J. Moore Academy of Waco, Lighthouse Christian Academy of Killeen, Hamilton I.S.D., Harmony School of Advancement from Houston and Shoemaker High School in Killeen.
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