Palouse Area Robotics Team’s SciBorgs Begin their Season!

Build Season has now begun and the SciBorgs are busy building and testing prototypes! The FIRST Robotics Competition 2024 season’s game Crescendo, presented by The Haas Company, began on January 6th. In the game the robotics team needs to pick up and score foam rings and be able to climb and hang from a chain during each match! The high school students from Moscow, Pullman, Colfax, and the surrounding area are working hard to design a robot with those capabilities. The team is also developing their Swerve Drive programming skills and using SolidWorks CAD software to model the new robot digitally. The SciBorgs are hoping to be able to build the final robot, wire, program, and test drive it by their competition in Clackamas, Oregon on March 1st and 2nd. Although the team designs, builds, and competes with a large robot, F.I.R.S.T. teams aren’t just about building robots. The mentor-based STEM program develops professional, leadership, and communication skills, and it encourages gracious professionalism in all that they do throughout the competition season and beyond. The 4-H PART SciBorgs are celebrating 13 years of inspiring and encouraging students around the Palouse. Pictured left to right: Seth Jepsen (Moscow), Liam Rhoden (Pullman), and John Adams (Pullman).