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After more than six weeks of building and developing their robot, the Tehachapi High School (THS) Team 585 burst onto the University of Nevada Convention center floor to take part in its regional robotics competition.During the two day competition, THS competed in seven matches and finished nine out of 43 teams. Ending seventh in ranking for the upcoming national competition.Randy Jackson, THS faculty advisor, said, "The team did a great job and is only getting better."This year's competition consisted of a three-on-three robot game during which the robots tried to score goals using seven-inch foam balls. Each team had one or two drivers, a coach to direct the driver and a "human player" to feed balls to the robot.THS designed a robot that shot up to 25 rapid-fire balls into a hoop. The robot’s score averaged eight points and shot with a 90 percent accuracy into the goal.The 119-pound robot that measured 59.5 inches high also had high-traction wheels, two...
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