system that involved
taking a picture of the
pyramid goal; then when
a camera sees that image,
the team knows they are
on target.
For the pyramids,
some teams — like the
team from Colonial High
School (Go Bananas) in
Orlando — decided to
abandon the higher two
levels by using hooks to
snatch the lowest level.
Other schools, though,
were able to climb up the
entire pyramid, which was
the most exciting part of
the game.
The crowd roared to
life whenever a robot was
FIGURE 1. American Heritage High School's Team Ninjineers robot hangs from the bottom rung of the pyramid.
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