Mars Robotics Association’s “MARS Curiosity?” Team, including senior Santiago Beltran and juniors Rohit Doijad, Tatum Empey, Sophia Gourash and Alex Hutchens, received the Innovate Award for their use of a ball drive design for robot movement. The team was the first ever to use a ball drive design.
In addition, Gourash was named a finalist for the FIRST Tech Challenge Leadership Award, which celebrates students’ individual contributions and is awarded based on leadership, teamwork, and his/her promotion of STEAM in communities.
For more information, visit www.marsroboticsassociation.org.