The Mecanum Knights are flying high after a stellar tournament weekend. The Port Huron Schools Robotics Team ended up being on the winning alliance to end last weekend’s Macomb District event with a bang.
Robotic teams form “alliances” in strategic bids to match team strengths and work together to accomplish the game’s tasks.
Kristen McRobie, Enrichment Coordinator for Port Huron Schools, explained, “During alliance selections, The Mecanum Knights were chosen by the 1st seed alliance to compete alongside of Team 1189, The Gearheads, out of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and Team 494, The Martians from Goodrich, Michigan. The First Seed Alliance dominated the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final matches and won the Macomb District event with a record of 6-0 in the playoff rounds.”
The Team also brought home the Imagery Award, which celebrates attractiveness in engineering and outstanding visual aesthetic integration of machine and team appearance.
The next event is the State Finals at Saginaw Valley State University on April 13-16th.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
