UTPB Engineering hosted a high school robotics competition with teams competing at the First Tech Challenge level Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED Building in Midland. The competition featured over 30 teams from 13 different schools across the Permian Basin with students ranging from 7th to 12th grade.
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Midland Classical Academy senior Cameron Pipkin, 18, takes a break on his phone shortly before the start of trials at a First Tech Challenge high school robotics competition Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED building. The competition featured over 30 teams from 13 different schools across the Permian Basin with students ranging from 7th to 12th grade. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Midland High School’s Osbaldo Cardona, 16, left, and Nicholas Reyna, 15 tinker with their robot shortly before the start of trials at a First Tech Challenge high school robotics competition Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED building. The competition featured over 30 teams from 13 different schools across the Permian Basin with students ranging from 7th to 12th grade. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
UTPB STEM students from left, Juan Dominguez, 15, Rigo Huerta, 14, and Drake Brown, 15, practice piloting their team’s robot shortly before the start of trials at a First Tech Challenge high school robotics competition Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED building. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Andrews Middle School students Tess Azam, 12, left, and Kalen Clark, 14, tighten screws on their school’s robot before the start of competition at a First Tech Challenge robotics scrimmage Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED Building. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Midland Legacy High School’s Bret Bodily, 17, far left, discusses tactics with his team and alliance members before the start of competition at a First Tech Challenge robotics scrimmage Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED Building. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Robotics competition referees group together around the playing areas shortly before the start of a First Tech Challenge robotics scrimmage Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED Building. The competition featured over 30 teams from 13 different schools across the Permian Basin with students ranging from 7th to 12th grade. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
San Angelo Christian Academy’s Brian Buschmann, 16, makes last minute changes to his team robot’s programming before the start of a First Tech Challenge robotics scrimmage Saturday morning at the UTPB CEED Building. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
