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Livermore High School’s GravitechX Robotics Team has made the semifinals of the Sacramento Regional First Robotics Competition (FRC).
"Making it to the semifinals is a testament to the power, dedication, and teamwork that GravitechX embodies. We look forward to building upon our success and pushing ourselves to even greater heights next season," said team lead Shrish Premkrishna in a statement.
This year’s challenge involved robots placing cones and cubes in strategic locations to earn points. Student-controlled robots from different teams competed against each other with the goal of obtaining the most points. All teams were given a common drive train base to which they designed their own robot arms, intakes and other manipulators to most effectively grab and move game pieces.
Livermore High's robotics team is a year-round, student-led, afterschool club of approximately 40 students. To prepare for competitions, each fall, veteran students teach new students computer-aided design (CAD) and machining and electrical programming by meeting four to five hours per week after school. Once the game challenge is revealed by FRC in early January, students meet daily for up to 15 hours per week.
The club receives support through grants and donations from a variety of community organizations such as The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), NASA, First Robotics, Westec Plastics, Labsmith, Rotary Club of Livermore, Livermore Valley Education Foundation (LVEF), Quest Science Center, Kaiser Aluminum, and Girl Scout Troop 30226.
2022-23 team leaders included:
- Annika Armstrong and Shrish Premkrishna, Team Leads
- Justin Blanton and Thaarak Sriram, Programming Leads
- Josh Armstrong and Rohan Samtani, Business Leads
- Cody Jackson, Electrical Lead
- Ronan Tolla, Mechanical Lead
"I am so pleased that the tremendous dedication of the students and adult mentors of GravitechX earned the team incredible success at this year’s regional competition. The team is poised for great success in the future and the Livermore High community is behind them one hundred percent!" said Livermore High Principal Helen Gladden.
