On March 23 & 24, the Bionic Black Hawks of Bloomfield Hills High School competed in their First Robotics Competition (FRC) district qualifier event in Traverse City. Known in FIRST as Team 2834, the Black Hawks are a Hall of Fame robotics team in their 16th year in competition. FIRST stands for “For Innovation and Recognition of Science and Technology,” and is an organization that runs robotics tournaments to promote educational engagement in STEM.
The event in Troy is one of many district level qualifying events run by the the FIRST district in Michigan, one of the largest districts in the country. The team did quite well in the qualifiers for Troy 1, finishing in 4th place going into Alliance Selection for the semifinals. In addition to success on the playing field, the Bionic Black Hawks won the Sustainability Award at the Troy 1 competition. The Sustainability Award is an award given to a team that articulates their ability to incorporate their actions for team longevity with their plans for keeping our ecosystem as safe as possible. The team should actively be working towards the fruitful future of their team as well as the future of our ecosystem. The Bionic Black Hawks have been doing an exceptional job with Sustainability for years and it showed at this competition.
