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By Alice Herston, Harjot Multani, John G. Siy, Leonardo Torres, Kaleb Ugalde, and Joel B. Ward

FAIRFIELD — “Indigo Dynamics” from Armijo High School has consistently been a top performing organization in our local VEX Robotics community since the program first started at Grange Middle School. Indigo Dynamics has attended the VEX Robotics World Championship for the past 3 years, making this their fourth consecutive qualifying year.

The VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together top 3% of robotics teams from around the world under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and compete.

VEX Robotics competition is not exactly what you would expect in that the robots do not battle each other. The “game” played by the robots is different every year; students have to come up with a new design each year to fit the game’s rules and standards.
This year, VEX Robotics Competition teams compete in the exciting 2018-19 VRC game, Turning Point, to earn a spot at the prestigious event. Teams qualify for the tournament by succeeding in local competitions and then at regional events. In this year’s competition, VEX Robotics Turning Point, teams are challenged to score flags by shooting them with balls, as well as to flip caps to their alliance colors and place them on posts. At the end of the match, teams battle for a spot on raised parking platforms that give teams a bonus added to their score. Turning Point is also played in two periods, one 15-second autonomous period where robots move according to predetermined instructions and a driver-control period where students take over to control their robots.

Although VEX Robotics Worlds is a great experience, it is very expensive. With the costs of travel to Louisville, Kentucky, accommodations, registration fees, food, and more, it adds up quickly. We are very thankful for Cordelia Rotary, Telestar, Mr. Shiv Venkataraman, and Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown for funding portions of this year’s trip. Please help us by donating through GoFundMe.

GoFundMe for Indigo Dynamics – http://bit.ly/2DhUt2t

VRC Turning Point Game Description – http://bit.ly/2Pe6sTr


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