RESTON, VA — Ideaventions Academy robotics team, Daedalus, successfully defended their National Championship title at the Advanced Vertical Robotics (AVR) competition on December 7 in Dallas, once again demonstrating their exceptional skills.
In back-to-back victories, Daedalus swept the AVR qualifying competitions held in Arlington, Texas, on November 9th and 10th, securing 1st place Overall and earning accolades for Best Presentation. They then moved on to the National competition where their innovative engineering solutions and teamwork cemented their place as national leaders in this elite competition in both categories once more.
This year’s challenge required teams to design and build large drones equipped with thermal and visual sensing capabilities, simulating critical disaster relief efforts following a Category 5 hurricane in Florida. The competition also involved:
- Programming a second drone and a ground vehicle to autonomously navigate the course.
- Operating small, manually controlled robots to complete additional tasks.
- Presenting detailed engineering notebooks and strategic designs to a panel of industry experts.
Daedalus rose to the occasion, showcasing advanced skills like robot operating systems design, 3D printing, and laser cutting. This is the third year our team has participated in the AVR competition, earning second place nationally in their debut year and claiming the national title for two consecutive years.
“I’m very proud of the team and the work they’ve done over the season. And I’m very proud that all their hard work paid off with winning in Texas,” said Shivam, a senior at Ideaventions Academy and Daedalusteam co-lead, along with Ari Stehney.
“The AVR competition has so many unique challenges involving coordinating multiple drones and ground vehicles within a real world scenario. It makes it exciting with so many different tasks and opportunities to learn real world engineering skills and get hands-on with cutting edge drones.” – Ryan Heitz, Coach, Co-Founder, and Head of School at Ideaventions Academy.
We are so proud of our students for their hard work, creativity, and dedication, and we look forward to even greater achievements in the future.
Daedalus would like to thank Unanet and Marconi Edison for being Gold Sponsors and the SSLA for its support. For more information on Team Daedalus, see the team’s . For more information on Ideaventions Academy, one of the highest ranked 1st-12th grade schools in the country, visit .
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