Students Gear Up for Stem Competition


Legislator Leslie Kennedy with members of Team 810 | File Photo

Legislator Kennedy also joined Smithtown Central School District Superintendent Dr. Mark and Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. to visit the Smithtown Robotic Bulls Team 810. Students are gearing up for an upcoming competition, and also competes in FIRST® Long Island, formerly School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI), a robotics competition that encourages schools to embrace a STEM curriculum and to foster interest in STEM.

The robots constructed by Team 810 performed some interesting maneuvers, including the T-shirt launching robot – a fan favorite at the Nesconset Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Concert Series.

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