{"id":10624,"date":"2015-05-12T15:32:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T15:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelitek.com\/?p=10624"},"modified":"2020-02-05T16:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T16:43:55","slug":"intelitek-powered-robots-go-head-to-head-in-elementary-school-robot-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelitek.com\/2015\/05\/12\/intelitek-powered-robots-go-head-to-head-in-elementary-school-robot-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Intelitek-Powered Robots Go Head-to-Head in Elementary School Robot Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fleet of robots built and programmed by elementary students recently went head to head in the exciting Vex Robotics Tournament held at Richton Elementary School in Richton MS. Robots were tasked with moving objects around an obstacle course, earning points for each successful move.<\/p>\n

Richton’s team was completely made up of 6th graders, making them by far the youngest team entering the competition. Teachers were also quick to point out to KFVS12 News that there were just as many girls competing as boys, showing that these exciting initiatives are encouraging more and more enterprising students to explore a career in manufacturing, robotics and computer science.