A talented group of children from Pelton Community Primary school have secured a place in the world robotics championships held in Dallas, Texas this May.
The ‘Pelton Piranhas’ team, made up of seven year 5 & 6 members, placed second in the National Championships at the start of March this year that earned them their place in the worlds.
Tasked with building a clawbot to play the game ‘Slapshot’ the group worked after school to practice advanced coding, bot driving and overall team management.
Source: The Northern Echo
