I wanted to share with you an article published by WKTV:

MARCY, NY - Students ages 9 to 14 from across New York competed in the Regional Robotics Championships at SUNY POLY in Marcy on Saturday.

It's all part of the First Lego League "TRASH TREK" challenge.

Each year a challenge is issued to teams based on a real-world scientific topic. This year...what to do with your trash.

"These kids, in a very fun way, get a taste of what it's like to be a hard working, deadline oriented, technology using professional."  says Elizabeth Rossi, the K-12 outreach director at SUNY POLY.

On Sunday, the older students get their turn, participating in the "Res-Q" challenge.

Here they will design, program and deploy robots to compete in mountain rescue style missions.

The event is free and open to the public.

- See more at: http://www.wktv.com/TRASH_TREK_Championship_at_SUNY_POLY_this_weekend.html#sthash.Y77gGS0o.dpuf

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