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Robotics wins big in Duluth, onto Worlds in Houston
7 Mar 2025
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Competing against over 100 teams from across the midwest in Duluth’s Lake Superior Regional contest, Fairmont’s MegaHertz Robotics team came out victorious last weekend.
The competition was set up into two groups of 54. Teams involved were the best from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and the Dakotas. The task was to put 12 inch PVC pipes on metal poles and take 16 inch balls off of poles and into a goal.
After coming out victorious over everyone from their group, MegaHertz faced off against and beat the winner from the other group.
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