Six Capitol City Robotics Teams from Washington, D.C. Qualify for VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, TX with their Custom-Built Robots & Engineering Journals
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 06, 2023 -- Six Capitol City Robotics teams to take custom-built robots to VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas
Capitol City Robotics teams competing in World Cup of robotics includes four all-female teams
The absence of a permanent clubhouse did not prevent six Capitol City Robotics (CCR) teams from qualifying for the world’s largest robotics competition. The CCR teams, composed of 40 students from Washington metro area schools, punched their tickets to the big dance and will showcase their talent and skills at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas, April 25 to May 4th, 2023. Get to know Capitol City Robotics and all it has accomplished here.
Six Capitol City Robotics teams qualified for the world championship this year, including four all-female teams. They will compete with the best teams from around the world in timed, heart-pounding robotics events with their custom-built robots. The world championship attracts more than 18,000 attendees with 2,300 teams competing from 28 countries. The organization was recently featured in the Washington Post and the Cipher Brief.
“The students, mentors, and parents have trained hard to overcome challenges and prepare for this in-person event,” said Ryan Daza, founder and executive director of Capitol City Robotics who was recently featured in PBS Kids. “Our VEX Robotics teams are ready to take their custom-built robots against the best robotics teams in the world. Their determination to continue preparing, training, and competing despite setbacks truly embodies the mission of CCR: empowering today's young minds to become tomorrow's bright future no matter their gender, race or place. We practiced in 4 different venues this season before settling in our current clubhouse, in Columbia Heights, thanks to support from the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC). What they have learned along the way will continue to pay dividends beyond robots and beyond artificial intelligence for years to come.”
According to the Computing Research Association’s Committee on Widening Participation in Computing Research, robotics is one of the fields in which women are strongly outnumbered and most highly imbalanced. The good news is that CCR is taking this challenge head on and is taking bold steps towards diversifying robotics.
Almost 80 percent of the CCR teams are girls and almost three quarters are students of color. The teams represent one high school team, two middle school and three elementary school teams from the Washington metro area. Each team earned its way to the world championship by winning various awards during local and state competitions. Of the twelve teams from the Washington metro area competing in the world championship, six are from CCR.
The CCR teams are as follows:
The High School VRC team is:
- The Techs (Team 17760X)
The Middle School VEX IQ teams are:
- Bobabots (Team 17760E) *
- Glowing Chickens (Team 17760V) *
The Elementary School VEX IQ teams are:
- Rainbow Robots (Team 17760A) *
- Gadget Girls (Team 17760D) *
- Robo Warriors (Team 17760H)
*Represents all female teams.
“We know that we have worked hard to get to this point, and now our team is ready to test our skills against the best robotics teams in the world,” said 15-year-old Helen of the Techs. “I love what I do in robotics because when I’m on the field driving my custom-made robot, I feel like I am a big and important scientist.”
“I do robotics because I get to have fun with friends and learn great skills, including coding, CAD, engineering, oral presentation, that will support my future learning,” said 9th-grader Anna. “As the coding captain, I wear multiple hats and support our teams’ efforts to stay focused on our goals. I also prepare our team for competitions by thinking through our programming strategy to score points. I am looking forward to taking what I have learned with CCR to the next level and measure our skills against the best in the world.”
About Capitol City Robotics
Capitol City Robotics is a 501(c) non-profit that provides underrepresented students access and education to STEM principles through robotics engineering and computer science. CCR currently enrolls over 50 kids in the VEX robotics program with over 300 on the wait-list due to space constraints. Its vision is to create a future where science and robotics careers are a place for everyone, regardless of gender, race, or economic background. A place to make, create, and invent a future for us all, together.
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Contact: Ryan Daza - mailto:[email protected] [[email protected] __title__ null] - 202.674.1248
Note to EDITORS/PRODUCERS: Members of the teams are available for interviews and there are videos and photos (B-roll) of the competition that catapulted them to the world championship in Dallas.
Ryan Daza, Capitol City Robotics, Inc., https://www.capitolcityroboticsdc.org/, 1 202-674-1248, [email protected]
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