[Techtaffy Newsdesk]
Indiana will once again host the 2012 National Robotics League (NRL) Championships at the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis on May 5-6, 2012, says the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA). This is the second year in a row that the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis.
The following schools have currently qualified for the 2012 NRL Championships:
| Bloomsburg Area High School – Bloomsburg, PA |
| Cambridge Springs High School – Cambridge Springs, PA |
| Centerville High School – Centerville, OH |
| Conneaut Lake High School – Conneaut Lake, PA |
| Dunwoody College of Technology – Minneapolis, MN |
| Milford High School – Milford, OH |
| Mooresville High School – Mooresville, IN |
| North St. Paul High School – Maplewood, MN |
| Plum Senior High School – Plum, PA |
| Prosser Career Education Center – New Albany, IN |
| Slinger High School – Slinger, WI |
| Somerset County Technology Center – Somerset, PA |
| Springboro High School – Springboro, OH |
| The Pennsylvania State University- University Park – University Park, PA |
| University of South Florida – Tampa, FL |
| Upper Valley Career Center – Piqua, OH |
| Wright State University – Dayton, OH |
| Wright State University – Lake Campus – Celina, OH |
NTMA founded the NRL to help change misperceptions about manufacturing and attract a new generation of students to well-paying technical careers, says the company. The program partners teams of middle school, high school, and post-secondary school students with local NTMA manufacturers to work together to build robots designed to do battle.
The National Championship matches will feature student teams who have competed in NRL-sanctioned competitions across the U.S. Clashes begin Saturday, May 5 with preliminary rounds followed by quarterfinals, semi-finals and final rounds that will take place through Sunday, May 6. Circle Centre Mall in located at 49 West Maryland St. in Indianapolis.