Schools

VIDEO: Rovers Battle Head-to-Head in Physics Battle

The popular Rover - or robot - competition for physics students at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School took place on Tuesday night.

The ping pong balls in the gymnasium at on Tuesday night were there for a competition - but not for a table tennis game.

Instead, autonomous machines built and designed by physics students in Blair Cochran's classes competed against each other to see which one could pick up the most ping pong balls in a pen on the floor in two minutes.

The competition is a springtime tradition for physics students at the Regional. A trophy and medals sat on a table nearby, awaiting the winning team.

Find out what's happening in Hamilton-Wenhamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The team "Too Bot to Handle," working under manager Sami Davis, came in first. Runner-ups were "Bots on Bots on Bots," under manager Chris Roller.

The winner was determined after initial round-robin matchups and then went to single elimination. Play the video above to see scenes of the action and hear from two of the students that were involved.

Find out what's happening in Hamilton-Wenhamwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Hamilton-Wenham