TeraViks robotics team rocks at regional
MAUREEN DOLAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 10 months AGO
<p>Members of Coeur d'Alene High School's TeraViks FIRST robotics pose for a photo at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library's Community Roo. Pictured front row from left: Sophia Merrill, Leah Langdon, TeAnn Dryden, Sonja Jacobson, Erik Finman, Joshua Wheeler, Justin Clarke; middle row: Pamela Induni (mentor), Aaron Smith, Preston Dryden, Keaton Marschman, Thys Ballard, Mitchell Clarke, Jacob Dolan; back row, Martin Mueller (mentor), Matthew Induni, Adam Crandall, Stuart Myers, Garrett MacDonald, Sean Palmer, Spencer Gomez, Brian Induni (coach), Glenn Eaton (mentor).</p>
Coeur d'Alene High School's TeraViks FIRST robotics team excelled at the regional competition held earlier this month in Portland, Ore.
The team, made up of 19 CHS students guided by four mentors, placed second in the final rounds of the competition as part of a three-team alliance with Bonners Ferry High's Alpha+ robotics team, and Bits and Bots, a high school team from Longview, Wash. The three teams fell to an alliance of teams from Corvallis, Ore.; Camas, Wash.; and Maple Valley, Wash.
"It's absolutely amazing how successful this group of high schoolers are, along with having the extraordinary support of our business community that sponsors our team," said Pam Induni, the TeraViks' marketing mentor.
The CHS students' robot, named RoDeL, a shortening of "Robot Delivery Lifecycle," was designed, built and programmed in just six weeks. The 118-pound robot could shoot Frisbees across a 54-foot arena into a goal, and then climb a 90-inch metal pyramid.
The cost to build the robot and bring it to Portland was funded by $15,000 the team raised in donations from community sponsors.
The TeraViks also brought home the Xerox Creativity award for outstanding robot design and process. They entered the final rounds ranked 32 out of 59 participating teams. The Bonners Ferry team was the only other local competitor.
One of the TeraViks' major sponsors is the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene. The university provides the team with lab space for team members to meet and build.
The TeraViks are trying to raise additional funds to compete April 4-6 at the Spokane Regional FIRST competition at Eastern Washington University in Cheney.
Information: cdarobotics@gmail.com or www.teraviks.com
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