South Central PA Robotics Competition

The South Central PA Robotics Competition^5.0 Competition was held at Penn State Harrisburg on November 14, 2015, with competitors from nine local high schools and organizations. This year's competition was organized by Penn State Harrisburg, HACC, Harrisburg International Composite Squadron 306, Dauphin County Tech and Cumberland and Perry Tech. Students from Penn State Harrisburg served on the organizing committee, and as judges and mentors for the competition.

Before the competition, free robot kits were provided to the high schools, thanks to the competition's sponsors. As a result, students were able to familiarize themselves with the kits before the competition. In addition, prior to the contest, Penn State Harrisburg Computer Science students provided guidance for some high schools to help students prepare for the contest.

For the competition, students were assigned to a random team, with students working with teammates from another school. The students had three hours to complete six tasks, requiring the students to program their robots for various challenges involving sensing, movement, and control. The top four teams then competed in a final round to determine the winners. The final round, shown in the image at the left, consisted of a race to through a large maze. All of the contestants from the top three teams will received prizes at the competition. The final results from the competition are listed below.

2015 Competition Results

First Place Team

• George Caddell (Camp Hill)
• Bella Asuzu (Commonwealth Connections Academy)
• Alex Hernandez (Harrisburg High School)

Second Place Team

• Peggy Fox (Camp Hill)
• Daylen Mann (Susquehanna High School)
• Sheldon Pink (Commonwealth Connections Academy)

Third Place Team

• Andrew Ciardullo (Hershey High School)
• Vladimir Shluharchuk (Camp Hill)
• Jordan Sullivan (Susquehanna High School)

Fourth Place Team

• Andrew-Jonathan Asuzu (Commonwealth Connections Academy)
• Diocel Almacen (Susquehanna High School)
• Joseph Tanguay (Camp Hill)

Previous Competition Results

Results of the previous competitions are available on this website:

• The South Central PA Robotics Competition^4.0 (2014)
• The South Central PA Robotics Competition^3.0 (2013)
• The South Central PA Robotics Competition^2.0 (2012)