About the Ligerbots
The Ligerbots are comprised of students from Newton North and Newton South High Schools. The team is a diverse group made up of students with different backgrounds and interests. In addition, the team is supported by dedicated, experienced teachers as well as corporate and community mentors. This diversity broadens the student experience, helping students learn more about each other, themselves, and their community. The Ligerbots are currently sponsored by PTC, Raytheon, Boston Engineering, Textron, and Kenexa. These sponsors provide financial support as well as engineering and business mentors. The team would not exist without their generous support. The team would also like to extend its utmost gratitude to all of our mentors, who have taught us much of what we now know about the robot, and who make the six-week build season possible.
Who participated in 2011:
- 30 high school students participated in the engineering group. They completed all aspects of designing, building and testing the robot. Six students from the Newton North graphics department designed promotional materials, T-shirts, bandanas and buttons for the team.
- Five very dedicated Newton Public School faculty and staff worked with the students, sharing their advice and their expertise. Collectively they put in thousands of hours of effort and helped build an experience that was both educational and fun
- Numerous corporate, community and parent mentors provided essential technical and organizational advice and support.
The name "Ligerbots" was created by the team. It is a combination of the Newton South Lions and the Newton North Tigers. The team is accompanied to competitions by two Liger mascots. One has the hands and head of a tiger and a lion’s body. The other has the head and hands of a lion and a tiger’s body.
