Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus robotics squad, The Machinists,battled their way to a first place finish at the Alliance for Working Together Foundations seventh annual Robobot Competition at Lakeland Community College on April 29. <\/p>\n
Amid flying sparks and metal crunching clashes, Arditi, a radio controlled robot designed by A-Techs Robotics squad defeatedthe Beaumonsters of Beaumont School in the championship round. <\/p>\n
Teams from public, private and career technical schools from across Northeastern Ohio competed at the event. <\/p>\n
It was exciting, team member Ayden Arendas said. Curtis (Beukeman) was the driver and Damian (Schoville) ran the weapon. I think the key to winning was building a well built and protected bot. <\/p>\n
The Machinists are now preparing to enter the fray at a National Competition held at California University of Pennsylvania on May 20 which will feature robotics teams from across the United States. <\/p>\n
We noticed that a lot of matches are lost because the robobots electronics would fail after being hit a couple of times. So, having reliable electronics, well-constructed parts and a titanium shell were more than enough to make sure our robobot was able to take a beating and still fight, Arendas said. Arditi is still in one piece and is completely functional. We did have to replace a bolt or two but no significant damage was done <\/p>\n
The Machinists technical advisor, Short Run Machine products owner Scott Ray agreed. <\/p>\n
Very minor damage to our bot after each round made for an easy day, Ray said. The key strategy was our driving: taking our time, driving with great skill and then making our move to attack. We cannot wait until the National Competition. We are ready to battle the big boys. <\/p>\n
All of Arditis working components were machined in A-Techs learning laboratory.The robotics team includes Precision Engineering and Machining seniors Ayden Arendas, Curtis Beukeman, Damian Schoville and Justin Osborne. <\/p>\n
It was a very exciting day, for sure, saidA-Tech Precision Engineering and Machining instructor RonMaurer. Im so proud of these students for their diligence over months of refining the bot and working so well as a team at the competition. <\/p>\n
The A-Tech Machinists are under the guidance of Ray; Wecall, Inc., engineer Ben Chaffee; and instructor Ron Maurer. <\/p>\n
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