HANCOCK COUNTY — Ten Hancock County robotics teams are competing this week at the Vex Worlds Robotic Competition in Louisville, Kentucky.
The teams, ranging from elementary to high school students, scored well enough at the state competition in March to qualify for worlds. Students will compete either from April 24-27 or April 28-30.
Students are tasked to manipulate a series of objects in a room-size arena “pit” using their robots’ arms. The students drive the robots around the pit and score points based on how they handle the objects.
The following schools have teams competing at worlds: Greenfield-Central High School, New Palestine High School, New Palestine Junior High School, New Palestine Intermediate School, Montessori Science Academy and Geist Montessori Academy. Two home-schooled teams from the county will also be at worlds.
Fifteen teams from the county competed at state in hopes of reaching the worlds competition.
