Ice Storm Robotics preparing for competitions

The Cook County Robotics team—Team Ice Storm—has been hard at work in recent weeks, sorting through parts left behind from previous years and figuring out what else is needed to construct a robot that will do what needs to be done in competition.

Team members are assembling motors to make the robot move, others are working on coding and wiring. Still others are attaching arm mechanisms and lights.

Other team members are working on publicity for the event—designing buttons and t-shirts.

The team is preparing for a preliminary competition in Grand Rapids on Sunday, February 17. And the main event for teams from all over the region is at the Duluth Convention Center on March 6-9.

WTIP’s Rhonda Silence visited the School District 166 industrial tech area to see how things are going for Ice Storm. Here’s her report.