Southfield (WWJ) -- An amazing day for Michigan at the FIRST Robotics Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. The champion game came down to two teams, one comprised of all Michigan teams and another consisting of an alliance of teams from Michigan, Illinois and California.
The winning team in the international competition was made up of a team from Huron Valley Schools which partnered with teams from suburban Chicago and California to win the robotics championship. The Huron Valley team was mentored by engineers from the General Motors Milford Proving Ground.
The second place team was made up of students from Berkley and Utica Schools along with a team from North Oakland County sponsored by GM Powertrain in Pontiac.
There were nearly 350 teams involved in the championships at the Georgia Dome.
This year's competition was called LUNACY. Teams had to build remote-controlled robots which would try to place balls in trailers attached to opposing robots.
Other honors included a team from Notre Dame Prep and mentored by Chrysler engineers winning the top award for imagery and the Huron Valley team receiving the General Motors Industrial Design award
Michigan organizers of the FIRST competition say the results show Michigan is the dominate force in engineering across the world.
Listen to what the president of FIRST in Michigan had to say about the competition.
In a program for elementary and middle school students, a team from Swartz Creek, called Da Peeps, won top honors in the FIRST Lego League World Festival. Click here for more on that competition.
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