Mason H.S. Robotics Makes Computer Game & Wins

2026-08-11 8:01 PM

The programmers from George Mason High School FIRST Robotics Team 1418, Vae Victus, accepted a challenge from a FIRST Robotics Team 342, The Burning Magnetos, to design a computer game for elementary students using an OLPC Laptop and won the competition with their game, Math Surge.

In addition to the usual t-shirts, they also won a Dell Mini Nickelodeon Edition Netbook for the team as well.

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