An all-female subset of FIRST Robotics Team 2539, a team of students from the Palmyra-Hershey area better known as the Krypton Cougars, demonstrated their skills Sept. 21 at the annual Girl P.O.W.E.R. competition in Flourtown.
The competition was limited to all-female teams “in an effort to empower women in robotics and STEM fields,” according to a press release.
The Krypton Cougars entered two robots into this competition, with both finishing as alliance captains and their primary robot finishing as the No. 1 team overall. “In the playoffs, Team 2539’s secondary robot achieved multiple upset victories in order to win the competition over some of the strongest teams in FIRST Mid-Atlantic,” the press release noted.
The team, in a statement, thanked their alliance partners “for enabling us to succeed and reaffirm our commitment to a fair and equitable STEM environment for all. We hope that the publicity and success of Girl P.O.W.E.R. and competitions like it give more young women the confidence to succeed in robotics and beyond.”
Team members are students at Palmyra Area High School and Hershey High School.
Earlier this year, the Krypton Cougars placed third among 75 teams from around the world in Houston, Texas. At the time, LebTown reported, the local students ranked first among 60 competing teams in Pennsylvania, first among 127 competing teams in the Mid-Atlantic region, 37th out of 2,806 teams in the United States, and 44th out of 3,474 teams worldwide.
Learn more about Team 2539 and its competition schedule online.
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