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Rat fight! Area robotics club 'crushes' it

Berea Makerspace hosts stop on robot can-crushing event national tour

The Berea Makerspace was the local venue last Thursday evening for a national robotics challenge featuring a local robotics club’s can-crushing robot (see video above, courtesy of Jess Estridge).

Photo courtesy of Jess Estridge

The event was sponsored by Novelis, an aluminum rolling and recycling company based in Atlanta, and the Colorado-based Ball Corporation.

Rat Fight as the club is named, is made up of local high schoolers mentored in robotics by Berea College students.

Photo courtesy of Jess Estridge

Rat Fight utilizes the Makerspace to build its robots, according to Jess Estridge, who co-founded the Makerspace. The next open house for anyone interested in learning more about the kinds of tools, machines, and classes available to the public will be Thursday, March 20.

To learn more about the Rat Fight robotics club, visit their Facebook page.

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