Robotics team finishes 17th of 40, takes home competition's 'Gracious Professionalism Award'

TnT 280, the Taylor School District's robotics team, advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the FIRST Robotics Detroit Centerline Competition on March 15-16.

FIRST stands for "For Inspiration and Recognition of Technology.

TnT 280 finished 17th overall during the competition, which included 40 teams. 

The Taylor contingent was the entire competition's winner of the "Gracious Professionalism Award," which is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. The award is one of the most central to the competition and based on the team that best delivers the "FIRST" message.

During the event, Taylor students helped over 15 other competitors fix their robots.

Anyone interested in the program should note that TnT 280's next competition will be at Livonia Churchill High School on March 29-30.