County high school robotics team back at it for 2017 competition

Clockwise, starting at top left, Will Cole, Sara Moore, Callum McCubbin, A.J. LaRiviere, Elisabeth Fittschen and Gabe Eller work on protypes in Pullman.

A group of 30 county high school students –The SciBorgs, team 4061 – has begun its sixth season competing in the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

Starting on Jan. 7, the team has worked on its robot prototype under the theme of “Steamworks,” in which robots will capture wiffle-balls and place them in a steam machine for points. The machines will also need to climb a rope at the end of...