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You can see so many cool things at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland this week. That includes three international teams battling it out in a drone soccer match.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Academic Drone Soccer World Cup is a flying robotics competition where drones play full contact, five-on-five, similar to Quidditch in Harry Potter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student teams from the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Turkey spent the school year learning to build and fly drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt comes with all the pieces, and you just have to figure out what pieces go together or how to put it together so you kind of work as a team, bonding right away. On top of that, you\u2019re also coding the drone itself so you’re customizing it. You\u2019re figuring out how to fly it too, so it\u2019s a lot of learning opportunities,\u201d said Helen Tran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first year Sun ‘n Fun is hosting the Academic Drone Soccer World Cup series. The championship will take place Friday at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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