Ivy Tech Media Advisory – for Saturday, Feb. 19

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VEX Robotics Competition

What:  VEX Robotics Competition: Donut DragWhen: Saturday, Feb. 19, 9:15 a.m.-Noon; check-in begins at 8 a.m.

Where: CenterPoint Auditorium

Ivy Tech Community College

3501 N. First Avenue

Background: Area students will compete in Ivy Tech’s annual VEX robotics competition in the game “Donut Drag.” Teams will be challenged to navigate their robot through the game area and use their claw to pick up donuts and move them into their home base. Donuts will be on the floor and hanging from the ‘trees’. At the end of the round, teams will need to balance their robot on the platform. This year’s game is based on the VEX Robotics, Inc. game “Tipping Point!”

Contact at the Event: Donna Zimmerman, chair of the Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology Program at Ivy Tech