Grace Robotics Qualifies for VEX World Championship!
Grace Brethren's Competition Robotics Team986A - Ian Nelson, Owen Zahn, Peter Wang, Kyle Zhan and Dante Sweis competed on Saturday, March 4 in the 2023 California Region 4 VEX Robotics Competition High School Regional Championship in Los Angeles, where they took home the Amaze Award and earned a spot to compete in the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship.
The Amaze Award recognizes a consistently high-performing and competitive robot. Key criteria of the Amaze Award are:
- Robot consistently contributes to high-scoring matches with their alliance partner
- Robot performs at a high level in Driver Skills and Programming Skills at the event.
- Robot is designed and constructed to consistently execute an effective game strategy
- Robot programming is effective, and consistently successful
- Students understand and explain how they worked together to develop their robot design
- Team interview demonstrates effective communication skills, teamwork, professionalism, and a student-centered ethos
The 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship will be hosted in Dallas, Texas, on April 25-27, where Grace Brethren Team986A will compete with 800 of the best high school teams from all around the world. This will be the 14th consecutive year in which Grace Robitcs has sent a team to the VEX Wolrd Championships. Go Grace!
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Grace Brethren's Competition Robotics Team986A competed in the 2023 California Region 4 VEX Robotics Competition High School Regional Championship in Los Angeles, where they took home the Amaze Award and earned a spot to compete in the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship.