FIRST Robotics Competition

Robotics teams from Midlothian, L.C. Bird, James River and Cosby high schools recently competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center. County students from Maggie L. Walker Governor's School also competed. Midlothian won the Underwriters Laboratory Industrial Safety Award. Clockwise from top right: Master of ceremonies Jeff Seaton announces a finalist; Midlothian students Ryan Taylor and Kevin Crowley work out the bugs on their team's robot; robots battle it out; Midlothian's Alex Bryant and Tiffany Preston check their team's ranking online; a robot controller; L.C. Bird's Bryant Overguard and Aron Hayman prepare for the finals. (Photos by Ash Daniel)