Come watch the Lincoln Gearticks robotics team defend their state title at the State Competition on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Natick High School. There will be matches running throughout the day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., so there are lots of opportunities to see cool robots from through out the Commonwealth as well as to cheer on the Gearticks.
The Lincoln Gearticks FTC team is made up of a combination of high school and middle school students ranging from age 13-18 based out of Lincoln. They participate in FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge), a robotics competition that requires designing, building and programming a robot with metals, motors, sensors and a remote-control receiver. The ultimate goal of the FIRST program is to educate the leaders of tomorrow in the engineering process as well as to teach students to innovate and solve both small and global problems.
In 2013-14, the Gearticks earned the Massachusetts State Inspire Award and advanced to the world championships in St. Louis, where they received a Judges Award for their knowledge and creative use of materials. The team hopes to qualify for the Super Regional Tournament by being one of the six best teams at the state championship on Saturday.
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