A robotics team from Huron Valley Schools is sharing a big win in the FIRST Robotics Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. The winning team in the international competition was made up of a team from Huron Valley Schools which partnered with teams from suburban Chicago and California to win the robotics championship. 

The Huron Valley team was mentored by engineers from the General Motors Milford Proving Ground. 

The champion game came down to two teams, one comprised of all Michigan teams and another consisting of an alliance of teams from Michigan, Illinois and California.  Second place went to a team of students from Berkley and Utica Schools along with a team from North Oakland County sponsored by GM Powertrain in Pontiac. 

There were nearly 350 teams involved in the championships at the Georgia Dome. 

 Other honors included a team from Notre Dame Prep and mentored by Chrysler engineers winning the top award for imagery and the Huron Valley team receiving the General Motors Industrial Design award

Michigan organizers of the FIRST competition say the results show Michigan is the dominate force in engineering across the world.

Hear an interview with the president of FIRST in Michigan…

For more on the FIRST Robotics competition…

Learn more about Da Peeps—an elementary/middle school team from Swartz Creek, who snagged top honors in the FIRST Lego League World Festival…

Source: WWJ Radio, 4.20.09