Moriarty High School’s newly formed NM-MESA robotics team has returned from the VEX V5 World Championship in Dallas after a remarkable debut season.
The team started strong, winning the VEX V5 NM State Championship in early March, which earned them a spot at the World Championship held May 6-8. In Dallas, the Moriarty team joined 800 top teams from 75 countries.
The team, composed of freshmen, sophomores, and seniors focused on competition and small-scale robotics, built two competitive robots named Atlas and Phil. At the World Championship, Phil achieved a 6-4 winning record, ranking about 350th (Top 3% in the world, top ranked NM bot). Atlas faced challenges, going 1-7 in a tough division and ranking 750th, but the team gained valuable experience.
Earlier in the season, after participating in three tournaments including a win at the Carlsbad Caveman tournament, both Atlas and Phil qualified for the state championship. They dominated the qualifying rounds, with Phil going 7-0-1 and Atlas 7-1 out of 22 teams. In the elimination rounds, the MHS teams joined forces, securing the number one alliance seed and ultimately winning the state championship.
Moriarty Robotics team makes waves at World Championship after state victory
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By Kevin Hendricks
Moriarty High School’s newly formed NM-MESA robotics team has returned from the VEX V5 World Championship in Dallas after a remarkable debut season.
The team started strong, winning the VEX V5 NM State Championship in early March, which earned them a spot at the World Championship held May 6-8. In Dallas, the Moriarty team joined 800 top teams from 75 countries.
The team, composed of freshmen, sophomores, and seniors focused on competition and small-scale robotics, built two competitive robots named Atlas and Phil. At the World Championship, Phil achieved a 6-4 winning record, ranking about 350th (Top 3% in the world, top ranked NM bot). Atlas faced challenges, going 1-7 in a tough division and ranking 750th, but the team gained valuable experience.
Earlier in the season, after participating in three tournaments including a win at the Carlsbad Caveman tournament, both Atlas and Phil qualified for the state championship. They dominated the qualifying rounds, with Phil going 7-0-1 and Atlas 7-1 out of 22 teams. In the elimination rounds, the MHS teams joined forces, securing the number one alliance seed and ultimately winning the state championship.
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