Nine teams from San Diego County are in Houston, they’re competing in the FIRST Robotics World Championships. Today, teams from around the world played more qualification matches. KPBS Education Reporter M.G. Perez was there and met up with more local teams.in Houston will be decided sometime late Saturday.
Team Spyder from Poway High School brought 27 students to the international event. They had a strong showing, winning several matches, including two back-to-back on Friday.The Spyders worked with two other randomly selected teams in an alliance using their robots to collect small rubber hoops known as 'notes.'
Besides Poway High School, other San Diego County teams competing in Houston were from Westview, Torrey Pines, Patrick Henry, Oceanside, Lincoln, High Tech High, the Francis Parker School and Canyon Crest Academy.