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2023 RoboBOTS Results

12 Schools ~ 25 Bots ~ 1 Competition

Robobots 2023

RoboBOTS was held on March 25 at Meadville Area Senior High.  There were over 160 students involved in RoboBOTS throughout the 17th school year of the program.  The Northwestern PA Chapter of the NTMA to host this event annually.  Over 1,000 spectators came to cheer on their favorite BOT during the double elimination competition.  

Many thanks to the volunteers* who helped with preparation leading up to the event, setup, throughout the day, and tear down - Thank You!  Thanks also to Armstrong for recording the event again this year and shout out to Jon Durand, Robot Combat Announcer, for volunteering to spend his day with us as well.  Thanks to Acutec Precision Aerospace team for building the trophies this year.  And special thanks and recognition to Judy Fairlamb who been the lead at the scoring table and kept us organized on event day since the inception of the program in 2016.  This event is not possible without the help of these volunteers, the teacher / advisors, the support of administration and our sponsors! 

Competing schools included: Cambridge Springs, Cochranton, Commodore Perry, Conneaut Area, Conneaut Valley, Erie High, General McLane, Parker Middle, Maplewood, Meadville, Saegertown, and West Middlesex.  Iroquois and North East had hoped to compete but they were unable to make it at the last minute.  Many thanks to the teachers for all the time they invest in the program and to the administrators for their continued support! 

1st Place: Team Pyromaniacs, BOT Fire Hazard, Meadville Area Senior High

2nd Place: Team Hog Squad, BOT Hog Rider, Cochranton Jr-Sr High

3rd Place: Team Mischief, BOT Loki, Cambridge Springs Jr-Sr High

Best Documentation (voted on by Quality Manager in the tooling and machining industry) Team Mischief, BOT Loki, Cambridge Springs Jr-Sr High School

Best Sportsmanship (voted on by Team Advisors): Team Interstellar, BOT Neil, Cambridge Springs Jr-Sr High School

Coolest Bot (voted on by students): Team Interstellar, BOT Neil, Cambridge Springs Jr-Sr High School

Best Engineered (voted on by judges): Team Hog Squad, BOT Hog Rider, Cochranton Jr-Sr High

King of the Ring (voted on by announcers): Team Hog Squad, BOT Hog Rider, Cochranton Jr-Sr High

*Thank You Volunteers: Chris Adams, Tami Adams, Nate Bahurinsky, Nick Basko, Shaun Catalano, Bryson DeCrapio, Tyson DeCrapio, Jon Durand, Matt Fannin, Greg Ferree, Judy Fairlamb, Mark Fiely, Patty Fiely, Richard Gosnell, Tara Heffern, Jennifer Jurek, Maureen Leech, Roger Lexa, Chris McBryar, William Moats, Robbie Riordan, Mark Rubeo and PSU Behrend Engineering Club, Brian Rydbom, Bob Sheets, John Shields, Mike Shimkanin, Bert Sturdevant, Tom Swanberg, Ron Tatters and his team at Meadville Area Senior High, Ashleigh Wehrle, Ashley Wickham, Elyn Wickham, Asa Williams, Asa Williams IV, Carissa Williams and Meadville Area Senior High students, Dillan Williams, RJ Williams, Chris Yost and Cochranton Jr-Sr High students

Thank You 2023 Sponsors!