Joliet Community College hosted their 17th Annual Robotic Competition in February. This year, Citgo Refinery was a corporate sponsor for the event through a recent foundation grant awarded to JJC for “STEM Academy”. Over 100 high school students competed using Lego Mind storms NXT and EV3 kits which are new this year. Teams from 8 regional high schools learned about teamwork, creativity and careers in the robotic industry. The goal was to have the fastest time in the challenge.
The ISA (International Society of Automation) Will-DuPage Section sponsored the participants and assisted the students with robot preparation.