![Attending to details are William C. Hayden, of Greensburg, an engineering design technology major ...](//www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2016/04/3025214_PCTo-1-150x150.jpg)
![,,, and Alexander J. Horne, a manufacturing engineering technology student from West Chester.](//www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2016/04/3025224_PCTo-1-150x150.jpg)
!['bots ready for battle](//www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2016/04/3025357_PCTo-1-150x150.jpg)
![Assembled in College Avenue Labs are (foreground, from left) Matthew A. Semmel, of Palmerton, engineering design technology; Kaylee R. Tressler, of Howard, electronics and computer engineering technology; Brandon T. Russell, of Nottingham, engineering design technology; and Timothy R. Thompson, Stephens City, Va., electronics and computer engineering technology. At rear is Michael E. Zalatan, an information technology: network specialist concentration major from Center Valley.](//www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2016/04/3025203_PCTo-1-150x150.jpg)
![Sparks fly in the competitive arena.](//www.pct.edu/files/news/images/2016/04/3025407_PCTo-150x150.jpg)
The Student Wildcats of Robotic Design, a revitalized campus organization centered in Penn College's School of Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies, hosted a robotics competition in College Avenue Labs earlier this month. About a dozen robots, built by students from S.W.O.R.D. and members of the community, were entered in the head-to-head "Wildcat Battle of the Bots." S.W.O.R.D., which secretary Briana L. Sheehan said looks forward to growing as a club after a period of inactivity, is open to all Penn College students. No experience with engineering or robot-building is required, noted the club officer, an engineering CAD technology student from Windber.
Photos by Caleb G. Schirmer, student photographer