Robotics teams from Calvert County Public Schools swept the top awards at this year’s College of Southern Maryland LEGO Robotics Challenge for elementary and middle schools held on April 16 at the La Plata Campus. The robotics teams “Gator Bytes” of Plum Point Middle and “Brick Girls” of Barstow Elementary both won the Robot Performance Award and the Champion’s Award. The Robot Performance award recognizes a team that scores the most points in the Robot Game, during which teams have a chance to compete in at least three 2.5-minute matches for the highest score. The Champion’s Award recognizes a team that embodies the First LEGO League (FLL) experience by fully embracing FLL’s core values while achieving excellence and innovation in both the robot game and project.
Thirty-four elementary and twenty middle school teams from Southern Maryland competed in the annual event.