DULUTH, MN - KBJR 6's Jessie Slater sat down with Annalise Borman whose the Media Co-Captain of the Duluth East Daredevils robotics team to learn more about a fierce battle getting underway at the DECC. <\/p>\n
The FIRST Robotics Regional Competition will be held there this weekend.<\/p>\n
Dubbed the ultimate sport for the mind, high school students from all over the area are challenged to raise funds and create an industrial-sized robot to battle other teams on the playing field. <\/p>\n
Each team is given six weeks to build up the best bot they can with a trip to the national competition on the line. <\/p>\n
The Daredevils coach says this year's Star Wars franchise powers the game, and Disney and Lucasfilms sponsors the game.<\/p>\n
The game is Star Wars-themed, and the Daredevils' bot is a female bot named Ashoka, based on a Star Wars character. <\/p>\n
For more details on the robotics competition please click here. <\/p>\n
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