By Maxine Leuschen

           CalGames is an off-season practice competition for those who are new on the team to see how the competitions in March and April will go. My friends and I saw how much fun CalGames was. There was a lot more excitement than I expected from a robotics competition. CalGames was held in San Jose this year. We stayed down there for about 2 days and one night. In that short amount of time, I saw a whole new side of robotics that I never even thought about. 

            I worked mostly in the pits helping wherever I could. I also sat in the bleachers watching the robotics matches and talking with my teammates. The pits ...