Robotics teams from around Central Alberta were showing off their skills and had a few tricks up their sleeves.  

Giving high fives and throwing balls into a net were only a few of the things students programed their robots to do.  

Senior Club Mentor, Warren Kreway said the club gives students valuable skills they can take when them when they graduate.

“We’re teaching them public relations skills, life skills and it’s working together as teams and building relationships that way.  What I see down the road is the skills they are learning in mathematics and electronics, will be exponential wherever they go.”

Kreway added in two weeks he will be heading to Uganda with one of the robots to give a young school new technology.

Each year students in different levels compete against teams from across the world for a spot in World Championships.  

Assistant Captain for the First Tech Challenge Robotics group, Noah Berreth explained the unique features of two robots he's helped build since joining the club.

“One is very similar to a table with wheels, it just drives around.  The more complicated one we built a couple of months ago had an arm with the capability to pick things up and throw them. The programming behind it made it so that it could judge distance based on how hard it needed to throw.”

Captain of the 5604A Lacombe Robotics VEX team, Katelyn Schlahs said twice in the past their team has made it to the World Championships.

“It was a pretty big deal for the community and right now we are working towards a game called Star Struck for VEX, and we will be competing this Saturday in Calgary.”