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Photos: Robots go head to head at UAA

By Bob Hallinen
Updated: February 19, 2018 Published: February 18, 2018
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Harlie Lewallen, Anthony Van Couwenberghe and Lawton Skaling, of team Hyperlynx from Dimond High, work set up their robot for competition at the UAA Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Teams from across the state in grades 7-12 designed and built robots to compete head to head in the Alaska State Championship FIRST Tech Challenge. The robots compete on a 12-foot by 12-foot field accomplishing various tasks. Teams can move on to regional and world championships. (Bob Hallinen / ADN)

Teams from across Alaska in grades 7-12 designed and built robots to compete head to head in the Alaska State Championship FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition at the UAA Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. The robots compete on a 12-foot by 12-foot field accomplishing various tasks. Teams can move on to regional and world championships.

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.

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