A local robotics team is advancing to the VEX IQ World Championship in Dallas, Texas, after an impressive performance at the Maryland State Championship this weekend. The team, 836A The Hive Mind, is from growingSTEMS, a community-based non-profit program located in Hollywood, MD, with the mission statement of developing the next generation of problem solvers and STEM leaders through robotics programs. Six students from three different St. Mary’s County Public Schools, ages 10 to 13, have worked together for the last six months to build, code, and practice their strategy and driving skills. The team competed in the Maryland State Championship on February 22nd, 2025, in Hagerstown Maryland along with three other growingSTEMS teams. The Hive Mind finished 4th in Skills and Autonomous Driving, earning them an invitation to the World Championship in May. Brayden Auld, Ryan Auld, Jaxson Cooper, Abraham Luc, TJ Ward, and Kolten Wills will be the first team to represent growing STEMS at a VEX IQ World Championship, joining approximately 800 teams from across the world! The Game: VEX IQ Robotics Competition Rapid Relay is played on a 6’ x 8’ rectangular field configured as seen above. Two robots compete in the Teamwork Challenge as an […]
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