Although Fewer Than Half
Although fewer than half of the all-girl teams made it to the elimination matches, none of them felt defeated. The Muses won the Imagery Award and the Gatorbotics team took home the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award. The Invasion received the Rookie Inspiration Award, bringing home medals all around and a robotics trophy for the school’s trophy case.
It’s early days for robo-girls. Eventually, their efforts should produce the first all-girl national champion robotics team. Could that happen at the national championship in Atlanta this month? IEEE Spectrum will be there.
The Pascack Pi-oneers Robotics Team has amassed an impressive list of honors since its founding in 2004. Comprised of students from both Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley high schools, the team has doubled its membership since its inception and increased the number of regional competitions that it can participate in primarily due to sponsorships.