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(MURFREESBORO)  The Middle Tennessee State University Alumni Memorial Gym becomes a rototics competition known as TNFIRST First Tech Challenge Tennessee State Championship. Teams come from across Tennessee and nearby states to compete for awards and an opportunity to advance to the World Robotics Championships in Houston, Texas, in April. The event is sponsored by MTSU Engineering Technology and Schneider Electric. Many of the 24 teams and more than 100 teenagers competing Marc...

Photo Above this News Story: MTSU mechatronics engineering faculty member Tony Saavedra, left, Engineering Technology Chair Ken Currie and mechatronics student Antonious Hanna watch as members of the Nerdettes FTC team from Owens Cross Roads, Ala., compete in the recent Tennessee FIRST Tech Challenge robotics event in Alumni Memorial Gym. The Nerdettes earned the Connect Award bestowed by judges. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy).MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Talented, tech-savvy and ...