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News 4:How did this become this? It’s not easy |
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Joey Lodes: “It’s kind of hit or miss.” News 4: It’s all part of the annual robotics competition at SIUE School of Engineering. It showcases the best and brightest high schoolers competing against SIUE freshmen who are competing as a class requirement. The goal is to create a robot from a kit. Whichever team collects the most resources, in this case, balls, wins. |
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Dr. Jerry Weinberg: "It’s a bit nerve wracking
once they hit that button and have to step back.”
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News 4: Joey Lodes and Team 16 put in a dozen hours a week for 6 weeks to create their robot. Joey Lodes: “Today, our performance wasn’t quite as good as I thought it should have been.” |
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News 4: So Team 16 lost to high schoolers. The competition is all in good fun, and every student is sharp with true leadership skills. Just listen to this Edwardsville High School senior. Kush Patel: “I built a team where we all had our strengths and we’d combine it together to make a super team.” |
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News 4: A super team that won their round. Jerry Weinberg with the School of Engineering also feels like a winner. Dr. Jerry Weinberg: “It’s a great feeling. Particularly this year I’ve seen teams return from last year, which means they enjoyed it. They’re doing well, which means they learned something. So I get an incredible feeling.” |
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News 4: So are these our future scientists, NASA engineers, Boeing executives? |
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News 4: Well, Joey wants to be a civil engineer, just not so sure where he’ll be working. Joey Lodes: “Wherever will put up with me.” |
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