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Robotics Reaches Community at Build Bash

Bella Yi, Reporter
May 19, 2024
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    Yonnie Yang • May 21, 2024 at 11:34 am

    Build Bash is not only fun, but inspires and brings so much more to the future robotics community. Seeing little kids have the potential to be exposed to STEM in this fun way is amazing and it’s great to be able to see Westwood Robotics’ success this year on display.

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    Arhaan Jafri • May 21, 2024 at 11:30 am

    This event hosted by Westwood Robotics is amazing. What an amazing way to gain interest from the younger audience and spread information about STEM. It’s great to see a club that I’m in a club that provides such an amazing opportunity!

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    Bailey Hulsey • May 20, 2024 at 1:08 pm

    yay! I’m so happy to see this event blossom into something so helpful to so many people. Thanks for running this story and for editing this video is such a cute and professional way 🙂

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    R Sur • May 20, 2024 at 9:23 am

    The Build Bash seems like such a great way to reach younger students and give back to the community! It is so cool to see the teams at Westwood come together to make such a cool event happen.

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