ALPHARETTA, Ga. — R2-D2 would be proud of the robots these metro area teens are building.
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A metro area robotics team is “Building Georgia’s Future—One Robot at a Time.”
Students with the Arcturus Robotics Team at STREM HQ Tech Academy recently showed off their high-tech skills at Alpharetta City Hall.
This new generation of innovators demonstrated their sophisticated droids to local educators, elected officials and the students’ biggest fans—their parents.
Through the robotics program, team members have learned to excel at engineering, coding, welding and problem-solving.
Arcturus teams have competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship, and were selected to represent Georgia in the inaugural Governor’s Cup.
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