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Robotics Team Wins Second Place Award
Girls Exploring New Ideas Using Science (GENIUS) received the award at the super regional competition Jan. 14 at Southern Polytechnic State University.
Girls Exploring New Ideas Using Science (GENIUS) attended the super regional competition Jan. 14 at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) with their designed 'The Cool Factor' alarm system for coolers.
The Cool Factor alerts you when the temperature in your cooler becomes too high to be safe for food. The device was judged at Saturday's SPSU competition.
"We came home with the Second Place Champion's award and are moving onto state on January 28," GENIUS Coach Linda Pham said in a statement.
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About 16 teams from this tournament will move onto the state tournament at Georgia Tech on Jan. 28. There are two other super regional competitions that will also send 16 teams to state.
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