Engineering students put robots to test in competition

Caleb Audia, Amanda Hare, and Caitlyn Kennedy|January 15, 2021

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Caleb Audia
With all its might, sophomore Gakou Kairu and senior Kylie Sicilian's robot lifts the 'small' weight. For the competition, the engineering science class built semi-autonomous robots that could be programmed to run on their own and be controlled by the students. "I was confident about the project, me and (my partner) worked very well together, especially in the coding of our robot," Sicilian said. "If I was to change anything, I would adjust the robot itself because the robot's arm would bend more than it should."

After creating their own robots, the engineering science class faced off in a competition based on how well their robots lifted and transported weights. The competition had two parts, one for the robots to follow programming, and one for the robots to be controlled by the students with wireless remote controls. The competition occurred on Monday, Jan. 11 and Tuesday, Jan. 12.

There will be a video package of the robots publishing on ENO next week.

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