By Angela Deines, THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Within a matter of days, the robots will be arriving at Highland Park High School. The school’s robotics program will be fully operational with the delivery of the robots and simulators that symbolize the new relationship forged among Topeka Unified School District 501, GO Topeka’s Entrepreneurial and Minority Business Development Program, the Washburn Institute of Technology and Ohio-based Yaskawa Motoman Robotics. “It’s for industrial robotics. They (students) will be certified programmers for Motoman robots,” said program instructor Bruce Babin. “We’re talking about heavy equipment. It’s not for the hobbyist.”
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