Mankato students continue to dominate in state robotics contest

Three of the four state VEX Robotics champions hail from Mankato. Of the dozen Minnesota teams invited to the world championships, seven are from Mankato. Mankato dominated, for sure, said East High School junior Parker Theobald said about the local success at the recent state tournament.
The winning teams aren't taking much time to celebrate. They are spending two afternoons a week improving their robots in hopes of bringing a first world championship title back to Mankato. Most teams end up rebuilding their robots from the ground up, said East High School senior Sophie Draper.