Chapter 93 The Technical Breakthrough

• James's first major success at the STEM academy came in November, when his robotics team won the regional competition with a design that included innovative programming solutions he had developed on his own, earning judges' recognition and establishing his reputation among academically advanced peers.
• "James's robot performed flawlessly during all three competition rounds," Grace triumphantly declared, "and the judges specifically praised the elegant programming that allowed his team's robot to adapt to unexpected obstacles during the challenge course."
• "The other teams had faster robots," James said with a smile, "but ours was more reliable because I programmed multiple backup strategies for each task, so it could complete objectives even when the primary approach encountered problems."