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ccording to the company’s website,
“MINDS-i Robotics competitions are designed
to embody today’s challenges into an invigorat-
ing team-based experience. Students apply their
skills, leverage their creativity, and measure their
achievements in a fun and exhilarating environ-
ment.”
The company’s 2020 SkillsUSA Drone Robotics
Competition is themed “Asteroid Exploration and
Mining.” Teams of students design, build, and
program an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ahead of
time and then pilot their drone through a series
of obstacles (star gates and worm holes) and
perform tasks such as picking up and moving an
item (asteroid sample) to a designated area (space
station). The tasks are timed and teams are scored
on their design and the performance of the UAV.
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