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Yesterday at 9:26 PM  The small group spent the morning building and programming their own robots, and after lunch, they got to operate their robots, steering it with a control attached to a computer.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Hospitals see wave of products to fight superbugs; penalties loom if patients catch infections

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Ottumwa High School's all-girl robotics team was a force to be reckoned with at State Championships.

Saturday, January 26, 2013  The robots were built by the students and funded through grants by the state and businesses.

Saturday, December 03, 2011  The First Lego League competition at Indian Hills Community College drew quite a crowd.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  The team spent last weekend in Iowa City at a state-wide robotics competition, finishing third in their division of 20 other high school teams.

Saturday, December 04, 2010  Indian Hills Community College hosted a regional tournament.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  Engineers are racing to stem the disastrous oil leak a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, relying on a series of highly technical — and in some cases unprecedented — maneuvers.