Joliet students to premiere climbing robot competitor Tuesday

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Joliet West High School freshman Jake Blaauw (left) works with Joliet West Central High School students test out programming code

Joliet West High School freshman Jake Blaauw (left) works with Joliet West and Central High School students to test out the programming code on the base of their Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

(From left right) Joliet West High School senior Jacob Aul Joliet Central computer repair electricity teacher Chris McGuffey mentor Bob

(From left to right) Joliet West High School senior Jacob Aul, Joliet Central computer repair and electricity teacher Chris McGuffey, mentor Bob Tota, plant manager with Vulcan Materials, and Joliet West sophomore Rafael Rivera work on the shooting mechanism for the Iron Man robot for Joliet West and Central High School students in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Joliet West Central High School students positishooting mechanism base their IrMan robot preparatifor upcoming Robotics Community ExpositiJoliet West High School

Joliet West and Central High School students position the shooting mechanism to the base of their Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Joliet Central science teacher Tom Connelly (center) works shooting mechanism with Joliet West Central High School students for their IrMan

Joliet Central science teacher Tom Connelly (center) works on the shooting mechanism with Joliet West and Central High School students for their Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Returning senior Tom Smith from Joliet Central High School is seen during work IrMan robot preparatifor upcoming Robotics Community ExpositiJoliet

Returning senior Tom Smith, from Joliet Central High School, is seen during work on the Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Returning senior Zack Reece from Joliet West High School is seen during work IrMan robot preparatifor upcoming Robotics Community ExpositiJoliet

Returning senior Zack Reece, from Joliet West High School, is seen during work on the Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Returning senior Herbert Triplett from Joliet West High School is seen during work IrMan robot preparatifor upcoming Robotics Community ExpositiJoliet

Returning senior Herbert Triplett, from Joliet West High School, is seen during work on the Iron Man robot in preparation for the upcoming Robotics Community Exposition at Joliet West High School Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

JOLIET — The Joliet Cyborgs want a big crowd to show up Tuesday and make some noise for their Frisbee-throwing, pyramid-climbing robot competitor. Joliet Township High School is hosting a robot expo, free and open to the public, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joliet Central …