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Students face off in robot challenge

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The competition was fierce Tuesday morning as future science teachers and eighth grade physics students faced off against each other in the Mission to Mars Science Olympiad at Emporia State University.

The teams used remote-controlled robots to manipulate billiard balls through a course for points — and a chance to take home bragging rights and a traveling trophy.

The real point of the competition, however, was the educational opportunity shared by the students on a mission to simulate a rover mission on Mars.

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