The Manufacturer joins in the appeal for Robot Roy

Posted on 23 Mar 2017 by Fred Tongue

The two young engineers behind 'Robot Roy' are appealing for support from manufacturers to help them achieve their dream of attending the Vex Robotics World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, next month.

Nine-year-old Emily Duffy and her eight-year-old friend Beth Thomas from Welwyn Garden City, who call themselves WGC Microbots (Twitter: @wgcmicrobots), qualified for the world finals by winning through seven regional and national heats. Now they want to take their 15-inch high creation Robot Roy to worldwide stardom. The problem is they need £5,000 to get them and…

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