A group of Columbus students will compete against some of Indiana’s best robotics teams this weekend.
In its fifth competition season, GalacTech Team 4926 is on a space odyssey to the FIRST Robotics World Championship, called “First Destination: Deep Space.” To get there, each team must build an alliance and escape a space station, according to the robotics scenario presented for this year’s competition.
“It’s kind of a dorky thing,” said Sam Geckler, founder of GalacTech. “But that’s who we are.”
Geckler leads a team of 30 students from Columbus high schools on a year-long journey that involves training, community outreach, building a robot and competing against robotics teams from across the nation.
This year, GalacTech is competing in two back-to-back regional competitions: one at Lafayette-Jefferson High School this weekend and another at Center Grove High School beginning March 29.
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