(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – The next generation of engineers -- and robots -- are taking centerstage at Credit Union 1 Arena on the UIC campus this weekend.
Forty multi-national high school teams from Chicago and across the globe are competing in the Midwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.
Each team has built a robot that weighs 150 pounds and up to 6.5 feet tall. They will operate the machines in a series of games and challenges during the two-day competition.
Fourteen-year-old Hinnah Griffin attends Washington Park School.
“I thought it was going to be harder, to be honest. But now, being in it, it just seems easy. I have a bunch of teammates that help me out if I don’t know what to do. I could rely on them.
The winner will move on to compete at the 2023 FIRST Robotics World Championship Event in Houston, Texas, on April 19 - 22, 2023.
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