West Texas schools participate in robotics competition

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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Dozens of West Texas high schools are putting their best engineering brains forward.

Texas Tech's College of Engineering sponsored the first tech challenge qualifying tournament today.

Frenship hosted the competition that drew competitors from the Panhandle and West Texas.

Teams used controls to direct their robots to perform certain tasks.

Students and coaches say the competition is more than just about winning.

Jonnie Martinez said, "This is just the first step in a long process, my team and every other team has to have the mindset that they're going to get to worlds. Getting to worlds in St. Louis feels like the most amazing thing in the world. Students need that. What they miss out of the classroom a lot of times is the hands on aspect that this provides."

The winners will qualify for a chance to compete at the world competition.