Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving competition requiring mechanical, creative and intellectual skills. With little money and zero adult participation, the teens build a robot to tell a story about bullying, exclusion and mental health. But how does their solution measure up?

• Ruben Barbero
• Nathan Chu
• Braylon Ervin
• Jaytin Sampat
• Michelle Sampat
• Suj Sampat
• Lyle Martin Tiu
• Jonny Zhao