Robots to take center stage at Hartman Arena Oct. 31 Robots to take center stage at Hartman Arena Oct. 31

Media are invited to attend the 17th Annual Kansas BEST robotics competition, designed to inspire and motivate high school students toward careers in engineering, science and technology, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, in Hartman Arena. Kansas BEST is sponsored by Wichita State University's College of Engineering.

Results will be available immediately after the event upon request. If you'd like the results Saturday afternoon, call Joe Kleinsasser, WSU director of news and media relations, at 316-978-3013 or joe.kleinsasser@wichita.edu. You also can leave messages for him Saturday on his cell phone at 316-204-8266.

Twenty-eight schools from Kansas, one from Arkansas and one from Missouri will compete in the Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) event. This year's game is called "Pay Dirt."

The sports-like technology contest combines the excitement of a high school football game with the strategy of a chess match and the intellectual challenge of a science fair. Working from identical kits, each team has had six weeks to design and build their robot.

The 2015 game includes an additional competition for the BEST Award to the team that best embodies the concept of Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology.

For a list of schools and more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/stories/story.asp?si=3007

For more information, visit the Kansas BEST website at www.wichita.edu/kansasbest.
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Contact: Joe Kleinsasser at 316-978-3013, (cell) 316-204-8266 or joe.kleinsasser@wichita.edu.