DLS Robotics Team Competes at World Championship in Houston, TX

Although the DLS Robotics Team, the AutoPilots, qualified for the First Robotics World Championship in Houston, TX, April 17 - 20, and was not picked to participate in the playoff matches, team moderator Mr. Rob Black said, “We had a tremendous experience that was well-deserved by all of  the students.”  https://www.firstinspires.org/about

Black continued, “The students and their mentors put in long hours for the past 16+ weeks to build the best robot we possibly could. We competed hard, fought through adversity with some robot malfunctions, made connections with our teams, and most importantly had a great time.”

Black added, “This is a major accomplishment for our team, and we hope to build on this momentum for next season!”

The AutoPilots team (7762) is now in its sixth year of competition and qualified for the Worlds at the April 4-6 Saginaw Valley State University competition; DLS finished as one of the top 86 teams.   

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 The DLS team competed in Districts at Troy Athens High School March 22 - 24 and finished as   the 8th ranked team. A week later, March 28-30, the team was at Sterling Heights High School   and battled through broken parts and tough competition to win their first district event   championship. The team was ranked 141 out of 600 teams, the highest rank the team has ever   recorded.  

 Black credits the hard work of the students, the team's mentors, the students' families, and the   team's sponsors. He cites mentors Mr. Ed Johnstone, Ryan Hensley, and Terry Brannigan. The   AutoPilots sponsors include Impact Analysis, Lawrence Technological University, and the   Michigan Department of Education.

Approximately 20 students are part of the DLS Robotics team, captained by senior Tyler Meerschaert. 

Team members include seniors Andrew England, Graham Gill, Tyler Meerschaert, Charley Shick, Maxim Sist, and Stephen Spicuzzi; juniors Joseph Brannigan, Anthony Raffin, Robert Reeves, and Daniel Taylor; sophomores Aidan Elher, Gabriel Enghauser, Evan Kelley, and Curtis Yaek; and freshmen Lucien Lamothe, Benjamin Parr, and Darold Walters-Hatcher.

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DLS Robotics Team Competes at World Championship in Houston, TX
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