The Wayland High School robotics team wrapped up qualification matches at 5–5 Saturday, finishing 28th out of 74 in the world level compettion at Houston Texas. One of the local team’s wins came despite some tough defense, and they closed out the day with a loss to a strong alliance in their final match.
Advisor Mark Lyons said, “We had a strong run at our district events, finishing as finalists at the FIM District Muskegon event presented by RENK and earning the Industrial Design Award. We followed that up as winners at the FIM District West Michigan event presented by Grand Valley State University, where we also took home the Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org.
“We advanced to the State Championships and came away as Consumers Energy Foundation Field Division winners. That performance helped us secure a spot at the FIRST Championship, where we reached the playoff rounds in the Milstein Division presented by Qualcomm Incorporated.
“We wrapped up the season ranked 7th in Michigan, 50th in the U.S., and 65th in the world.”
Who pays for them to travel and expenses to Texas?