22 Western Reserve Council Scouts tackle technology at robotics event at YSU

YOUNGSTOWN

One day, 13-year-old Gabe Hasan may learn how cases move through the legal system, but now he’s excited to learn how things move mechanically.

“We did most of the wiring,” said Gabe, a member of Champion-based Boy Scout Troop 4025, referring to a small robotic figure he and other Scouts helped build.

Gabe, a Champion Middle School seventh-grader, also was one of 22 Boy Scouts who took part in Saturday’s third semiannual Robotics Merit Badge event in Youngstown State University’s Moser Hall.

Hosting the six-hour gathering was YSU’s School of Engineering Technology. Youngsters representing nine troops from the Whispering Pines District Greater Western Reserve Council Boy Scouts of America attended.

Gabe, who hopes to be a lawyer, said he’s learned a lot about technology from his grandfather, who’s an electrician.

Assisting the boy was fellow Troop 4025 member and good friend, George Katradis, 12, whose ambitions include becoming a nuclear engineer.

Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.