Team 1885 ILITE Robotics from Battlefield High School participated in the US FIRST Greater DC Regional FRC Competition. More than 40 teams participated in the event. Team 1885, sponsored in part by the US STEM Foundation, finished in the third place alliance in the competition semi-finals. Most importantly, ILITE Robotics won the prestigious Chairman's Award! The Chairman's Award honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the pur

Two VEX Robotics teams, the Pineapple Pigs (high school team 6002A) and All About that Base (middle school team 9812C) from The Explorers of Engineering and Technology Post 1882 of Haymarket won the Virginia State VEX Robotics competition on February 21. VEX Robotics, sponsored by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, is an engineering based game that allows students with interests in STEM fields to have access to high-quality programs. This year’s competition is