Spelman robotics team stops at Washington Prep

Girls do do science, and the women from the Spelman College robotics team brought their Spelbots to Washington Preparatory High School last Friday to strut their stuff. Above from left, Micaela Hunter, Tyler Davis, Re’Kieya Ward, Ronique Young and Daria Jordan, discuss what it’s like to be the first all-female, all African American team to qualify and compete in international robotics competitions in places like Japan. The Spelbots were in Los Angeles as part of their annual trek from Atlanta to California to participate in UCLA’s “Exploring Computer Science program.” The women spent several hours at Washington introducing the students there to the joys of robotics.