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Robotics team heads to Texas  

Local robot whizzes Zane Davis and Derek Schaefer 

Robotics team heads to Texas

 

The two members of the Thunderbolt Robotics Club have been invited to an international competition and are currently raising money to pay their expenses. Middle-schoolers Zane Davis and Derek Schaefer received a design award at the Oregon state tournament, while also pulling down several awards at other competitions. The duo will be competing at the VEX World Championships April 30 – May 2 in Dallas, Texas. The event brings in robotics teams from 37 countries.

Shaefer has been working with robots since 4th grade and is in middle school at Butte Creek. He is the robot builder and assists Davis with the coding. Davis is in his second year in robotics and attends Silverton Middle School.

Expenses include registration, plane tickets, motels, uniforms and food as well as shipping the robot. To assist contact Stacey at [email protected] or go to www.gofundme.com/f/help-send-lightening-bolt-robotics-to-worlds.

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