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(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — Gannon University’s robotics club recently received a modest influx of funding that allows them to take part in competitions and even to introduce a new combat robotics team at the university.
The club’s actual name is Gannon University’s Robotics and Development club. It received a $10,000 grant from the Norwalk Havoc Robot Leagues. Dan Rutkowski is the club’s treasurer and is credited with securing the grant.
“I was watching a combat robotics video online and I wanted to learn more about the organization. I went to their website and they had a grant available for robotics programs, so we applied for it,” Rutkowski said.
He is an Erie native. As a child, he attended robotics-themed summer camps in…
