The Zumbrota Mazeppa Robotics team competed April 3rd, 4th and 5th at the FRC Northern Lights Regional competition at the U of M 3M Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the competition the team competed against 47 other teams from as far away as Missouri. In each match they were paired with two different teams to form an alliance. Each match consisted of two alliances competing against each other to score the highest number of points and ranking points. While there, the robotics team was awarded a check from the Gene HAAS foundation for $2,750. The team had an amazing time at competition thanks to the Zumbrota Community Trust Foundation, Karolin Lex & Associates - Ameriprise Financial, People’s Energy Cooperative, and other great sponsors. The Zumbrota/Mazeppa team was made up of seven youth between 9-12th grade. The Game for the year was released January 7th to all FRC robotic teams in the world at the same time. After the reveal, the team must figure out how to complete the task for the year, design and engineer the robot, build the robot, and code the robot. The youth learned how to use CAD, write code, and work together to get the project done. We are always looking for more youth to join the Robotics club, grades 7-12 are welcome.
