One Webster Robotics Team Hosts Open House

The community is invited to an Open House hosted by the One Webster robotics team on Wednesday, October 8, at 6:00 p.m. at Webster Thomas High School. This event is a great opportunity to see the incredible talent and innovation of the SparX robotics team, which is made up of students from both Webster Thomas and Webster Schroeder high schools.

The team will be fresh off the Rah Cha Cha Ruckus competition held on September 28. This local event gives robotics teams a chance to use last year's robots to practice their skills and get new members up to speed.

The SparX Open House will give students an opportunity to showcase their robotics projects and share their experiences in STEM education. This is also an opportunity for students to connect with community leaders and inspire the next generation of innovators. For persons interested in serving as mentors, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the program. (Interested persons who are unable to attend should email team coach David Schenk at david_schenk@webstercsd.org.) 

The SparX team competes annually in the FIRST® robotics competition. The team will receive this season’s new challenge in January, where they will be tasked with building a robot to compete in a high-pressure, specialized game with other robots.

About FIRST® Robotics

The FIRST robotics competition is a global competition that combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. It's run by the nonprofit organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which was founded in 1989 by inventor Dean Kamen. Each year, teams of high school students, along with professional mentors, are given a new, action-packed game to play with their robots. They receive a standard "Kit of Parts" and have just six weeks to design, program, and build an industrial-sized robot to complete the game's specific tasks.