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By Ramona Frances

One student on the Madera High School robotics team has found that rising to a competitive challenge can be rewarding in more ways than one.

The teenager is earning money for his college fund from a patented invention mothered by necessity, or at least convenience, during the 2009 FIRST Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

During the national robotics competition, a chain on the robot kept popping off. Ranjit Chahal, then a junior, decided to solve the issue.

"My goal was to invent an easy way to get the slop out of the chain," he said.

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Ramona Frances Ramona Frances is a staff columnist, writer and photographer for the Madera Tribune. You may contact Ramona at 674.8134 ext. 222 or by e-mail ramona (at) maderatribune.net The Madera Tribune online subscription To subscribe or log on, CLICK HERE. For more information first, CLICK HERE.