Washington hosts robotics competition

A total of 13 teams from around the state came to the Washington County Fairgrounds last weekend for a robotics competition, formally called a "First Tech Challenge robotics meet." Such competitions change objectives every year. At this tournament, the games involved strategically stacking cones onto markers around an arena, a task each robot was specifically designed to do. Jim Pitcher, Coach Mentor of Washington 4-H's team, called Eaglebots, said hosting the event was its own team-building exercise. "It's for the love of the sport," he said.