Students, robots from across globe compete in downtown Detroit

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Detroit Free Press staff
Published 6:11 p.m. ET April 27, 2019

From left, Team 548 Robostangs from Northville, Rachel Reiz, May Murray and Nikith Ganan compete during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Robots from Team 548 Robostangs of Northville, and 1310 from Runnymede Robotics of Toronto compete during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Human player Ben Muma from Team 4003 of Allendale feeds cargo and hatch panels to the robot during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Team 5050 Cow Town Robotics from Carleton take the court as they were introduced during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Robot from Team 3707 Brighton TechnoDogs competes during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive Advisory Board Co-Chair and Distinguished Advisor speaks during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Supporters of Team 4003 TriSonics from Allendale cheer during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Shane Painter, left, and Ava Gullitti from Team 862 Lightning Robotics of Canton, work on batteries during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Robot from Cow Town Robotics of Carleton competes during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Teams take turn to take photos in front of the FIRST sign before the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Puneet Chadha, right, and his teammate Mehtab Waraich, both of Brampton, ON play the spinning dragonfly as they wait to watch the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Team 3707 Brighton TechnoDogs take the court as they were introduced during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Members of Team 217 ThunderChickens from Sterling Heights, driver Jacob Hamameh, operator Josh Bely and drive coach Tony Moraccini compete during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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From left, Team 862 Lightning Robotics from Canton, Luke Fenstermacher and Nick Lipcsik carry out their robot after a round of competition during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Team 3707 Brighton TechnoDogs' Jacob Terlecki and Jake Saxman compete during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Robot from Team 548 Robostangs of Northville competes during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Members of Team 217 ThunderChickens from Sterling Heights, James Larocca, right, and Ian Vermeulen, center, talks to Woodie Flowers, FIRST Executive Advisory Board Co-Chair and Distinguished Advisor during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Supporters of Team 862 Lightning Robotics from Canton cheer during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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Robot from Team 4003 TriSonics of Allendale competes during the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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From left, Team 862 Lightning Robotics from Canton, Aiden Milwski, Luke Fenstermacher, and Nick Lipcsik adjust their robot before the FIRST Robotics World Championship semifinal at Cobo Center in Detroit, Saturday, April 27, 2019.

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More than 40,000 people from across the world were drawn this weekend to downtown Detroit for robotics events involving K-12 students, culminating with the FIRST Robotics World Championship on Saturday at Ford Field.

Several Michigan teams were among those involved in the space-themed competitions that started Wednesday. They used robots to complete tasks such as sealing a chamber with a hatch, inserting a large dodge ball into a cylinder and climbing a step 19 inches high.

Participants developed skills ranging from engineering and coding to marketing, fundraising, brainstorming and teamwork as they prepared to compete. Several downtown venues hosted associated events and activities, including Cobo Center, Beacon Park, Campus Martius Park and others.

More: Robots — and 40,000 students — invade downtown Detroit for FIRST championship

More: FIRST World Robotics: Kalamazoo, Clarkston teams share world win

“The Championship, which launched last year and Detroit will host through 2020, is projected to attract $90 million in economic impact over the three years,” according to a news release from the Downtown Detroit Partnership.

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Students, robots from across globe compete in downtown Detroit