Seaholm’s Robotics team, “Maple Machine”, finished seventh overall at the FIRST Robotics Troy Regional competition.
The event took place on Friday, March 23rd and Saturday, March 24th. The Maples build a robot that was able to cross a field, pick up and push objects into other teams’ trailers. The theme of the competition was a tribute to Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon.
There were forty other teams in the competition, and Seaholm’s team was the highest scoring rookie team at the end of the matches.
The team will be participating in the Michigan FIRST State Championship April 2nd, 2rd, and 4th. The competition will take place at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. Successful teams will be eligible for the FIRST National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.
Maple Machine members are Steve Burke, Olivia DeAngelis, Garrett Ebling, Jesse Frank, Johann Geries, Ben Gonzales, Mack Howell, Joe Kaminski, Mitch Kessel, Max Koskela, Abby Levitsky, Mike McFarlane, Nick Manvel, Calley Murphy, Brian Paul, Mike Pelto, Mike Sarzynski, Katie Stuart, Reid Turnbull, Connor Ridenour, Matt Maertens, and Joe Jellasic. They are coached by Engineering Technology teacher Bernie Simms with help from mentors Kevin Veltman and Randy Zeitvogel.
