(Greensburg, IN) – The Wired Knights robotics team from St. Mary’s School in Greensburg had very successful season once again.
In the last four competition seasons they have taken five different teams to the state finals.
One year they had two teams competing in the championship round.
On November 12, 2023, they competed at Center Grove Middle School in Greenwood against 30 other teams from Central Indiana. The team finished in second place in the robot performance games.
This result allowed them to advance to the semi-state round held in Evansville at the University of Southern Indiana on December 10. The Knights competed against 39 teams from South Central Indiana and did very well. They finished 3rd for robot performance games and after their presentation came in 2nd overall in the Semi-State competition. This success allowed them to continue to the championship round.
On January 20, the Wired Knight competed in the Indiana “FIRST” LEGO League State Championship. The tournament was hosted by Westfield High School. The top 36 teams from around the state competed. The Knights finished 4th place in the state in the main event, the robot performance games.
The organization “FIRST” (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen.
The competition includes three presentations, core values, robot design, and a stem research project.
After a morning of presentations in front of professional judges, all teams compete in head to head robot challenges. The robots are designed, built, and programmed by the team ahead of time, to complete missions on a game field.
(St. Mary’s Catholic School press release)
