Members of the Lee County High School Trojans robotics team ready their team’s robot to compete in Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
ALBANY — Robotics teams from all over the state of Georgia were in Albany this weekend competing in the weekend-long FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center.
The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum.
The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship.
Members of the Flying Legion robotics team, comprised of students from all five Warner Robbins, Ga. high schools, readies their robot to compete in Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Members of The Asimovians robotics team from Appling, Ga. ready their robot to compete in Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A member of the Raptors robotics team out of Austell, Ga. takes his team’s robot back to the pit area after competing in an early round of Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A trio of robots, designed and built by high school students from robotics teams across the state, compete in Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier event at the Albany Civic Center. During the competition robots from different teams have to work together to defeat another group of robots using a point system. Points are awarded as robots perform certain tasks such as collecting balls and shooting them into a basket and collecting gears and carrying them to their team’s scoring area. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Members of the Jaguar Engineers robotics team from Atlanta take their team’s robot back to the pit area after competing in Saturday’s FIRST Robotics Peachtree District Qualifier at the Albany Civic Center. The robotics competition, which began Friday, brought 35 teams of students from across Georgia together to battle for a berth to compete in the FIRST Robotics state championship set for April 5-8 at the University of Georgias Stegeman Coliseum. The local event’s lead sponsor, Procter & Gamble, contributed $50,000 for Albany to host the event and to help support any local teams, of which there were six competing, that qualify for the state championship. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Albany’s sixth annual Juneteenth celebration is set for 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on June 20 at the Albany Civic Center. The event will include entertainment, food and activities for youngsters.
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