Highlander Robotics, the Somerville High School FIRST Robotics Competition Team, participated in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition where each year teams of high school students, coaches, and mentors work during a six-week period to build robots capable of competing in the year's competition. FIRST -- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology -- uses a robot challenge to build STEM skills and interests among students.
The robot named Obi Munch Kenobi-was designed, built, programmed, tested, and driven by Enroot students on the Highlander Robotics team. A Somerville High School (SHS) junior who is a second-year Enroot Leadership Cohort student, served as the robot operator. And another student, a SHS junior who is an Enroot Emerge Cohort student (and Explore Cohort student last year), served as the human player.
Enroot’s SHS students finished the qualifying rounds ranking in 7th place out of 38 teams advancing them to the quarter-finals where the top eight teams competed. In the quarter-finals, our students defeated the team that finished 4th in the qualifying rounds advancing them to the semi-finals being a part of the top four teams and won the Engineering Inspiration Award. This award is the second most prestigious award in FRC for students’ outreach to middle schoolers, participation in community events, and presentation before FRC judges.
We are so thrilled and proud of our students making it to the semi-finals and winning this prestigious award from FRC!
