SDSU robotics club scores a win for precision ag

Jager Robinson
May 15, 2019
May 15, 2019

Land O' Lakes Bot Shot — Joel Quanbeck, left, Joel Kocer and Joshua Gross watch as SDSU Robotic Club’s robot attempts a shot at Land O’ Lake’s Bot Shot competition April 7.
Bruce Kluckhohn

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South Dakota State University’s Robotics Club was on fire last month in Minneapolis.

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Robotic trophy — Sterling Berg, left, Joshua Gross, Joel Kocer, and Jason Sternhagen pose in front of the SDSU Robotics Club’s robot with the trophy earned at the Bot Shot competition.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Jager Robinson

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