Staff Writer
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Ritchie Elementary School students Megan Wheeler, left, and Jaâliyah Dunn-Allen work on a robotics project given them by teacher Gina Pollard.
WHEELING Some students at Ritchie Elementary School made a grab for robotics last week.
Fifth grade students were tasked with constructing robo hands from the materials in a kit they were provided, then working with classmate partners to build an arm that would reach out and grab a bolt 10 inches away and bring it back to them.
Earlier this year, Ritchie School and teacher Gina Pollard received a $5,000 grant to buy the robotics kits. The grant money came from Intermediate Unit 1 in Pennsylvania, the Benedum Foundation, Chevron and the EQT Foundation.