BOSTON, Mass. - March 28, 2008 - Put a thousand-plus high schoolers together with hundreds of robots ... and what do you get? A lot of noise and action in Boston's largest robotics competition.
Students from 66 New England high schools are converging upon Boston University for a contest called "FIRST Overdrive." They've spent the last six weeks designing and building their creations from scratch.
Video of "FIRST Overdrive" Competition
Today, and in the finals tomorrow, the young teams will put their remote-controlled robots to the test in a race that involves balloons and obstacles.
WBUR's Curt Nickisch stopped by for their trial runs this week.
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