The Big Country Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Robotics hub, which is managed by Texas State Technical College, will compete on Saturday, October 25. This year’s topic Blade Runner, which is all about the engineering challenges associated with the implementation of modern wind energy technology.
The competition kicks-off at 9:00 a.m. at TSTC Sweetwater in the Student Center. The awards ceremony will be held around 4:15 p.m. The public is encouraged to come cheer on the robots the students have designed and constructed. Area schools will be participating in a number of areas such as Engineering Notebook, Marketing Presentation, Team Exhibit, Interview, Spirit and Sportsmanship and Robot Performance.
The 2014 Big Country BEST hub teams are ATEMS from Abilene ISD, Ballinger ISD, Comanche High School, Highland High School, Jim Ned High School, Potter’s Hand Christian School, Robert Lee High School, Roscoe Collegiate High School, Sweetwater High School, Sweetwater Middle School, Wylie High School, Victory Life Academy of Brownwood and Abilene Homeschool Association.BEST Robotics is a middle and high school robotics competition whose mission is to engage and excite students about engineering, science, and technology as well as inspire them to pursue careers in these fields. Through participation in our project-based STEM program, students learn to analyze and solve problems utilizing the Engineering Design Process, which helps them develop technology literacy skills. It is these skills that industry seeks in its workforce. Each fall, over 750 middle and high schools and over 11,000 students participate in the competition.
