Robotics team short on funds
After six weeks of construction in Yale’s machine shop and practice in a high school gym, the Great Glass Elevator — a robot constructed from $8,000 worth of starter kit materials, plastic, metal bars and wheels — has finally come to life. It whizzes, turns, and even collects and dumps balls.
The contraption is the Career High School robotics team’s entry in Connecticut’s annual robotics competition, which is being held March 26 to 28. It was shipped out for the team’s regional competition Feb. 17. For the third year running, the team, called Elm City Robosquad, has their sights...
