After winning the finals at the FIRST BAE Systems Granite State Regional competition, members of the Manchester West High SchooPowerKnights celebrate.  From left are Bedford seniors John Willis and R.J. Walsh. Goffstown senior Mike Przekaza, not pictured, was the third member of the winning drive team. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin Shalvey)

Chuck Romero, 15, watches as Chris Russell, 14, cuts plywood to build a practice course for Manchester West High School FIRST team's robot.  The real course will be metal, ''but wood's a lot cheaper than metal,'' Romero said. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin alvey)

Freshman Matt Silvia, 14, of Bedford, works the metal lathe to drill quarter-inch holes through metal pipes.  Slivia is part of the 16th Manchester West High School FIRST team that is building a robot for the regional competition in March at the Verizon Arena. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin Shalvey)

Tom Provencher, 16, a junior from Bedford, works a lathe at Manchester West High School.  Provencher is in his third year on the team.  He acts as the FIRST drive team coordinator, making sure the chassis and other parts are in place. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin Shalvey)

Bedford's Seth Bishop, 15, a sophomore at Manchester West High School, tests the vertical mill with a piece of paper.  West's FIRST team is in the beginning stages of building a robot for the annual competition. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin Shalvey)

Paul Willis, 14, of Bedford, shaves the edges off metal brackets with a vertical mill at Manchester West High School.  Willis is one of 56 students at the high school who are helping to build a robot for the FIRST Robotics competition. (The Bedford Bulletin/Kevin Shalvey)