SECONDARY school pupils from Harwich went to robot war in the regional finals of an Essex competition.

Students from 19 schools, including Harwich and Dovercourt High School, battled it out at Thomas Lord Audley School to see who would come out on top.

The Essex Regional Final Vex Robotics competition, which was held last week, is one of a series of national tournaments supported by Colchester-based Rapid Electronics.

The Harwich and Dovercourt team of James Ashworth, Jordan Warner, Joe Crabb, Dylan Farrow and Louis Nicholson missed out on making the final.