TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The robotics team at Toledo Technology Academy is all geeked up about Tuesday's episode of Blackish. It centers around a robotics competition.<\/p>\n
\"I think its great, and it spreads the message of STEM and just a great addition to the show,\" said Cordelia Vanderveer, who implements the code to power Team 279's new robot.<\/p>\n
The TTA students are taking their robot to competition in Dayton on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
\"First, robotics is a fantastic program that is the hardest fun kids can ever have. They work side-by-side with professional engineers and mechanics, and they have to design a robot from concept to finished product in six weeks,\" TTA teacher and robotics coach Dale Price said<\/p>\n
The team has spent hours during the week and on the weekends getting this 90-pound robot ready to navigate an obstacle course.<\/p>\n
\"This year our objective is to pick up these balls and and put them into slots in a wall,\" said team member Cecilia Dietsch.<\/p>\n
The robot also has to suspend off a swinging bar on the obstacle course.<\/p>\n
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