Friday, April 12, 2024 7:25PM Two-time world champions, the Madera Unified School District MadTown Robotics, are heading to Houston, Texas, to defend their title. MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) — Madera Unified’s MadTown Robotics Team is gearing up to head to Texas next week. The team will compete at the World FIRST Robotics Competition, and they’re hoping to defend their title. “We actually have a good chance of winning as long as we make sure everything is running perfectly, we’re on our A game,” shared junior Areli Venegas. “Super nervous anything could be in our way for that.” Venegas is one of about 30 students who are part of MadTown. The team is made up of four Madera Unified high schools — which include Mathilda Torres, Madera, Madera South and Sherman Thomas. More than 600 teams from around the world will go head-to-head in Houston. Their robots have to complete tasks such as shooting or dropping a ring into a designated area for points. One of the team’s mentors said students are learning more than just skills in science, math and technology. “We want them to be