Wawasee Robotics Invited To Tournament

December 21, 2019 at 2:35 a.m.

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CHANTILLY, Va. – Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics Teams 574C and 574D will participate in the Signature Event “Night At The Museum” at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

The Night at the Museum VEX robotics tournament is a robotics tournament and attendance is by invitation only. In order to get an invite, a team must have won a tournament championship, an excellence award or a skills award. Even then, consideration is only given to teams in the top rankings on the global leader board.

Night At The Museum is an invitational of the 60 top robotics teams from around the world competing for top honors, and three teams will qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championship in April. Teams qualify for the tournament by winning the excellence award, tournament champions, design award or robot skills award.

“We are very proud of the level of competition these two teams have attained,” said head coach Jed Wandland. “They have worked hard to get here and securing this invitation is an incredible achievement.”

Doors will open at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 with the check-in deadline at noon. The drivers meeting will be from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. with the opening ceremony at the main stage starting at 1:45 p.m. The practice match will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., the qualification matches will from 3:30 to 11 p.m. with an hour dinner break and a half hour break during that time.

CHANTILLY, Va. – Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics Teams 574C and 574D will participate in the Signature Event “Night At The Museum” at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

The Night at the Museum VEX robotics tournament is a robotics tournament and attendance is by invitation only. In order to get an invite, a team must have won a tournament championship, an excellence award or a skills award. Even then, consideration is only given to teams in the top rankings on the global leader board.

Night At The Museum is an invitational of the 60 top robotics teams from around the world competing for top honors, and three teams will qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championship in April. Teams qualify for the tournament by winning the excellence award, tournament champions, design award or robot skills award.

“We are very proud of the level of competition these two teams have attained,” said head coach Jed Wandland. “They have worked hard to get here and securing this invitation is an incredible achievement.”

Doors will open at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 with the check-in deadline at noon. The drivers meeting will be from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. with the opening ceremony at the main stage starting at 1:45 p.m. The practice match will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., the qualification matches will from 3:30 to 11 p.m. with an hour dinner break and a half hour break during that time.

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