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B R E E Z E WAY
NOVEMBER 2015
Robotics CLUB GEARS UP FOR THE SEASON School hosts preseason competition BY MADDI DUKE
The Robotics Club uses a 3D printer to create parts for robots. A sample of its work, a rocket, sits in the printing area.
The Robotics Club, led by physics teacher Mrs. Othon, kicked off its season with a friendly scrimmage. The club split into two teams and hosted 27 other teams on Saturday, November 21 in the big gym. The two teams were divided up
by freshmen and juniors, and sophomores and seniors. The club has multiple tournaments planned, including various regionals, and a state competition. In the tournaments, each team builds a robot to complete a course climbing up a ramp. They must also keep a notebook about their robot and how they created it. The robots made by the two Kelley teams are built, in part with pieces made by a 3-D printer. The 3-D printer provides a faster and easier way to create perfectly sized parts for the robots. Each part, depending on the size, can take around a few hours to be printed. The printer is more
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efficient and less expensive than ordering the parts. The competitions are set tournament style, and a variety of awards are given. Awards are given for the robot itself, the notebook and the engineering side of the team’s work. “The engineering and innovation that goes into the robot is enjoyable and the competitions are heated,” Dutton Hughes (11) said. The Robotics Club appeals to a little something in everyone: creativity, engineering and competition. Their next competition is January 23 in Muskogee.
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Prepping for competition, Diana Griffin (11) sets down her team’s robot. Diana has been on the team for two years. “It’s taught me how to reach goals and look at problems from different angles,” Griffin said.
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