Mr. Patrick's technology education students have been hard at work building their bots.

It’s time for the feverish battle of titanium vs. steel in the bot to bot showdown as Saegertown’s  finest teams get ready for the RoboBOTS Competition tomorrow (April 10) at Meadville High School.

The first SHS bot is Resurrection, from the senior team of Jordan A., Joe W., Tim C. and Eric B. Second team is the Whizzer 2, built by seniors Bob B. and Andy S. Third team is Jaws, constructed by seniors Bob R. and David A. The final bot is The Bull built by sophomores Zack B., Nate T., Nate S., Shaun W., Noah M., Branden S., Ryan P., Robert S. and juniors Brandon B. and Kurtis H.

Their adviser Mr. Patrick has been quite busy overseeing all four teams. “I’ll never have four bots again,” said Mr. Patrick. Senior Bob B. replied, “If it doesn’t work, get a bigger hammer!” as he and his teammate David A. worked on Jaws during a recent class.

Today, all team members sported the fluorescent yellow t-shirts they will wear for the event, and there was a flurry of last-minute packing and loading for the big day tomorrow. And the stakes are high. If one of the Saegertown teams wins the competition, those students and their bot will move on to the national competition in Kansas City, Missouri.

The battles begin at 10 a.m. in the gymnasium at Meadville Area Senior High School. Radio station COOL 101.7 will be covering the event, and you can follow the action all day at www.allprosoftware.net/toolcity2010/.