Lego robot rolls from New Orleans to world championship games

Wild Bill Wood

April 17, 2024 at 8:53 AM

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — They are the champions.

From St. Dominic School, these kids are heroes in their after school club.

That’s where the built a robot.

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They built in from Lego bricks.

WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood says the robot is so good, the kids are packing up for a world championship in Houston.

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