‘Lunacy’ Comes to Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Contest March 6-7
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‘Lunacy’ Comes to Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Contest March 6-7

FLINT, Mich.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 2, 2009— Forty of Michigan’s most talented high school robotics teams will compete March 6-7 during the Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition in Flint, Mich.

The game this year is called “Lunacy,” because it forces teams to contend with the laws of physics, said Bob Nichols, co-chair of the Kettering district contest. “What’s different is the floor surface. It’s a low-friction surface, which will increase speed and level of difficulty,” Nichols explained. Nichols co-chairs the event with Pat Major of Goodrich.

This year’s robots will pick up nine-inch balls and score them in trailers hitched to their opponents' robots. Additional points are awarded for scoring a special Super Cell ball in the opponents' trailers during the last 20 seconds of the match.

Teams competing at the Kettering district contest are:

 
Team 1, Pontiac
Team 27, Clarkston
Team 33, Auburn Hills
Team 49, Saginaw
Team 65, Pontiac
Team 66, Ypsilanti
Team 68, Pontiac
Team 70, Goodrich
Team 107, Holland
Team 245, Rochester Hills
Team 302, Lake Orion
Team 314, Flint
Team 322, Flint
Team 397, Flint
Team 468, Flint
Team 470, Ypsilanti
Team 494, Goodrich
Team 548, Northville
Team 818, Warren
Team 830, Ann Arbor
Team 862, Canton
Team 894, Flint
Team 910, Madison Heights
Team 1025, Ferndale
Team 1189, Grosse Pointe
Team 1243, Swartz Creek
Team 1322, Fenton
Team 1504, Okemos
Team 1506, North Oakland County
Team 1684, Lapeer
Team 1718, Armada
Team 1783, West Branch
Team 2145, Lake Fenton
Team 2163, Lapeer
Team 2337, Grand Blanc
Team 2586, Calumet
Team 2619, Midland
Team 2627, Ann Arbor
Team 2771, Grandville
Team 3060, Birmingham

The event will be in Kettering’s Connie and Jim John Recreation Center. It is free and open to the public. The Kettering University FIRST Robotics District is one of seven district events in Michigan, which is a model for the nation based, in part, on the success of the low-cost Rookie Regional hosted last year at Kettering University.

For more on the Kettering FIRST Robotics District Competition, visit: http://www.firstinmichigan.org/index.php?topic=kettering



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Kettering University
Patricia Mroczek
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