GCHS robotics club powers toward state competition

Students in the Grundy Center High School Robotics Club have been hard at work since August, building, programming and testing their own robot to compete in competitions across the state - and it looks like their hard work is paying off.
 
During the League Championship in LaPorte City this weekend, two of the three teams in the club were chosen to move on to the Sub State Competition in Iowa City on February 9. Team Autonomous Anonymous landed a first place spot at the competition this weekend, while team Killer Ducks took in the second place spot. The third and final team - Team Gear Grinders - won’t be moving on to the next leg of the competition, but they did receive the honor of being awarded the Rockwell Collins Innovation Award.
 
“It’s pretty awesome, they did really well this weekend,” said Robotics Club Coach Rob Gingery. “This is the first time in the history of our club that we’ve had two teams qualify for sub state. It’s outstanding.”
 
Gingery says the Robotics Club has been gaining more and more traction - extra funding and even more students who have joined over the last year.
 
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