A total of 10 CyberEAGLE teams qualified for the World Robotics Championship as CyberEAGLES VEX Robotics teams competed at the at the Indiana State Robotics Championships at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday. Highlighting the day, CyberEAGLES team 10775A claimed the State Skills Championship and Excellence Award at the event. The seasoned 8th grade crew led the competition in both driving and programming, which contributed to them winning Skills by 40 points with a total score of 238. Team members include Sophie Liang, Arnay Garhyan, Rishi Nagireddy, and Sarah Hinchman.
In addition, the 8th grade 10775C team finished a CyberEAGLES high of 3rd place in Teamwork and a strong 5th in Skills. Team members are Ben Wei, Mukund Sagi, Owen Zhang, and Garrett Hur.
With their solid engineering notebook and team interview, 10775J claimed the Innovate Award and finished 9th in Skills despite struggling with their code. Members of this 8th grade team are Vidhatri Iyer, Hasini Ambaty, Riti Tandra, and Kavya Devarapalli.
5th grade CyberEAGLES squad, 10775W, finished strong in teamwork by winning 4th place. Team members include Suraj Shah, Kelvin Yan, Jesse-Robert Momodu, Parker Phillips, and Ethan Liu.
The World Robotics Championship will be held this year in Dallas, Texas from May 3-12.