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range from just out of high school to professional engineers
from Sikorsky Aircraft, one of many local sponsors of SPAM.
It is the only organization of its kind in Martin County with
students from all the high schools.
After the 24-hour bus ride to St. Louis, one of the perks
of the competition is the students’ ability to go around the
stadium and visit the booths of the other 399 finalists. The >>
Proudly demonstrating the robot that beat out 4,000 teams last year to win
the world championships are SPAM members Daniel Fischman, South Fork
High School; Austin Jones, home-schooled; Lucas Rufo, Clark Learning
Center and Miguel Flores, Jensen Beach High School. Krumm the robot
shot 51 baskets in two minutes to win in St. Louis.
Abygail Stiekman, a South Fork senior, bisects a piece of plexiglass with
a band saw for the finishing touches on the SPAM robot that can throw a
Frisbee 30 feet.
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