New Hanover County robotics team preparing to slice through the competition

New Hanover County robotics team preparing to slice through the competition

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — In sports, you often hear the phrase “created in a lab” to describe a dominant athlete. For the Wired Wizards best athlete, Gill-a-teen, that phrase rings true. Built in less than 2 months, Gill-a-teen has helped carry the Wired Wizards, a New Hanover County-based First Robotics Competition team, into the state championship. Max Lingenfelter is a senior at Laney High School. He explained what Gill-a-teen was designed to d…