FIRST Robotics Competition (2010)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Westwego, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2010-03-12
Duration: 00:05:05
Subjects: FIRST Robotics Competition | Education | Science | Technology | Robots | High school students
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Producer
- Godoy, Al Producer
- Gautreaux, Kevin Photographer
- Godoy, Al Photographer
- Moran, Katelin Interviewee
- Wallace, Katie Interviewee
- Pailet, Barbara Interviewee
- Adams, John Interviewee
- Reed, Raphael Interviewee
- Salom, Hugo Romero, Sr. Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 12, 2010, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s visit to the Bayou Regional of the FIRST Robotics Competition at the Alario Center in Westwego. Sanford reports that 36 teams of high school students from eight states participated in the competition, which requires them to build a robot from scratch in six weeks. Sanford interviews: Katie Wallace of NASA, a competition sponsor; Barbara Pailet, of BLaST, Inc.; Katelin Moran, John Adams, and Raphael Reed, participants; and Hugo Romero Salom, Sr., a parent and coach. Hosts: Shauna Sanford and Charlie Whinham