During the 2003-04 school year, Commonwealth Governor’s School competed in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition and used igubal® pillow block bearings, along with iglide® G300 flange bearings.

The team was challenged to design, build, and program a robot in six weeks time. The team faced three problems that included weight, precision, and cost restraints.

The Commonwealth Governor’s team used iglide bearings to reduce the weight of its robot by ten pounds and effectively eliminate the problems caused by the lack of precision in its machining.

With iglide and igubal the team was also able to cut costs. The team noted that the construction of the bearing block allowed for ease of design, construction, and replacement as well.

The team made it into the quarterfinals before being eliminated and also received the Motorola Quality Award for having a well designed and constructed robot.

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