Brent Qualls (left) and Ty Holmes celebrate the win for Horry County's Academy for Technology and Academics team in the FIRST Robotics Palmetto Regional Competition on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. High school teams from around the world, including several local teams, competed in the event. The Conway team is now eligible to compete in the national competition in St. Louis, Mo., from April 24 - 27. It will cost about $15,000 to send 10 team members and two adults plus a $5,000 entry fee. Three teams join as an alliance and compete against another alliance. The Conway team's alliance were teams from New Jersey and Michigan. The competition is called Ultimate Ascent. Robots are placed on a 27 by 54 foot field and each robot slings flying discs through targets. The matches end with the robots trying to climb pyramids on the field. Photo by Janet Blackmon Morgan / jblackmon@thesunnews.com JANET BLACKMON MORGAN — jblackmon@thesunnews.com Buy Photo