Elm Leaves

Vex Robotics contest

Story Image

1/28/12 Oak Park The Oak Park Education Foundation's 7th annual Vex Robotics competition between Julian & Brooks students was held a Julian Middle School on 1/28. Students participating have been designing, building and programming their robots since October. Teams compete against each other controlling their robots with a remote.Julian's sixth grader Owen Frankel prepares his Robot. | Tamara Bell~Sun Times Media

storyidforme: 25044260
tmspicid: 9163720
fileheaderid: 4182129
Article Extras
Story Image

Updated: February 22, 2012 12:13PM

The Oak Park Education Foundation’s 7th annual Vex Robotics competition was Jan. 28 and pitted Julian and Brooks middle school students against each other.

Students have been designing, building and programming their robots since October. Teams controlled their robots with a remote control to move pvc pipes or throw ping pong balls in different events.





© 2011 Sun-Times Media, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be copied or distributed without permission. For more information about reprints and permissions, visit www.suntimesreprints.com. To order a reprint of this article, click here.