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Nuts & Bolts team members Kaitlyn Darnall and Tia Pritchard troubleshoot their robot with the guidance of their coaches James Gill and Sean Blackburn during regional competition in Grand Island.
4-H Robotics Club members of the team Nuts & Bolts competed in the regional FIRST Tech robotics competition in Grand Island at Raising Nebraska on the Nebraska State Fairground. Team members are Ujwal Ghatamaneni, Kaitlyn Darnall, Will Gay, Tia Pritchard, Richi Krishna, and Gowrav Ghatamaneni. Not pictured are coaches Sean Blackburn, Ramesh Ghatamaneni, James and Cynthia Gill.
Richi Krishna, Gowrav Ghatamaneni, and Ujwal Ghatamaneni operate their team's robot during the FIRST Tech competition in Grand Island. In the regional competition, FIRST Tech Challenge teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge.
Tia Pritchard and Ujwal Ghatamaneni, along with coach Sean Blackburn, confer with judges about the design of their robot during the FIRST Tech regional tournament in Grand Island, where 4-H Robotics Club members competed recently.
FIRST TECH is more than building robots. FIRST Tech Challenge teams are challenged to design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Participants call it "the hardest fun you'll ever have!"
Guided by adult Coaches and Mentors, students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles (like keeping an engineering notebook), while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and sharing ideas.
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