Laclede County 4-H sponsored the first ever “Roubidoux Robotics Rumble” at Plato School on Saturday, July 29.
A total of 18 youth from five teams competed, including Houston, Licking, Plato and two from Lebanon. Houston was the overall points winner, while category winners were Lebanon 1 in “On the Spot and Teamwork,” Lebanon 2 in “Design,” Plato in “Turned it Around,” and Licking in “Sumo Bottle Bot.”
For more information on 4-H robotics, call regional youth development specialist Janice Emery at the University of Missouri Texas County Extension office in Houston at 417-967-4545 or email her at emeryjd@missouri.edu.
Houston 4-H robotics team members work on a robot during the inaugural “Roubidoux Robotics Rumble” July 29 in Plato. From left, Hunter Swingle, Max Bittle and Ben Steelman.