New Trier High School Robotics Club members Elliot Solomon (left) and Michael Balzer (right) work on "Bob" the robot on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the school in Winnekta. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club members used this robot named "Bob" in a recent Vex Robotics Competition for high school students. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club member Elliot Solomon watches "Bob" the robot go through a command on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the school in Winnekta. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club members used this robot in a recent Vex Robotics Competition for high school students. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club members use a robot to pick up plyers on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the school in Winnekta. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

This official team ID number name plate is attached to a robot named "Bob" that the New Trier High School Robotics Club members used in a recent Vex Robotics Competition for high school students. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club members use a variety of nuts and bolts to create different pieces for competition. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club member senior Michael Balzer of Wilmette controls a robot on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the school in Winnekta. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School Robotics Club members and sophomores Warren Fay (left) of Wilmette and Ned Williams (right) of Winnetka talk during a club meeting on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at the school in Winnekta. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

New Trier High School teachers Chip Finck (far left) and Martin Funk (far right) watch as Robotics Club members Byron Hopps (second from left) and Matt Teichert (second from right) use a robot back in April. Newly released ACT scores show that New Trier's