In 'bot pursuit

Published 11.28.2023

Photos by Conor P. Fry, student photographer

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    Competitors and spectators occupy the Field House, moving between prep/repair tables and the main attraction.
    Competitors and spectators occupy the Field House, moving between prep/repair tables and the main attraction.

    Student Wildcats of Robotic Design hosted its Fall Robot Competition on Nov. 18, attracting dozens of battlin' 'bots to Penn College's Field House.

    "The SWORD event went well," said club President Preston J. Evey, an engineering design technology student from Lamar (and a 2022 graduate in engineering CAD technology). "We had a great turnout, with a little over 30 competitors – the majority of them being from outside the school."

    A competitor works on his 'bot at a well-stocked workbench.
    A trio of colorful mini-robots, teamed as "3 Despacitos"
    Cole W. Wanamaker, a SWORD member who masqueraded as Spider-Man and fashioned his "Pizza Time" battlebot from a pizzeria delivery box, was a crowd favorite. Wanamaker, of New Tripoli, is scheduled to graduate next month with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
    Accented in red ... and ready for action

    Winners in the 3-pound beetleweight category:

    • First – “Hollow Point"
    • Second – “Thunder Child"
    • Third – “IMPAKT"

    Top finishers in the 1-pound antweight class:

    • First – "Cheesecake"
    • Second – "Temper"
    • Third – "Repment"
    Near a scale ensuring that entrants meet their competition weight, busy hands make final adjustments.
    Near a scale ensuring that entrants meet their competition weight, busy hands make final adjustments.

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