Area Robotics Teams Headed To World Championship Competition

The Blue Water Area Robotics Alliance, Algonac High School’s  91st ranked Team 5860, the Full Metal Muskrats, will join Port Huron and Port Huron Northern’s Team 3667, the Mecanum Knights and Richmond High School’s Team 4130, the Blue Devils, at the FRC World Championship April 24-27, 2019, at Cobo Hall in Detroit.  Michigan is allotted space for its Hall of Fame team members and an additional 80 teams at the World Championship. Those 80 are determined by the 80 teams with the highest number of ranking points (the FIRST  measure of success), for a total of 90 spots at Worlds. Ranking points are earned throughout competition play and by winning awards at an event. Advancing to the World Championship at Cobo Hall are:

Team 3667, Port Huron and Port Huron Northern high schools’ Mecanum Knights
Team 4130, Richmond High School’s Blue Devils
Team 5860, Algonac High School’s Full Metal Muskrats

BWARA Teams competing at other FIRST levels at the World Championship in Detroit are:

Team 15222, Algonac Moon Muskrats, FIRST Lego League, Jr.
Team 17377, Memphis Bee Coders, FIRST Lego League, Jr.
Team 9819, Algonac RoboRats, FIRST Tech Challenge
Team 8845, Wild Bees, FIRST Tech Challenge