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By now you've heard of the Nerd Herd, the team of four 12 to 14-year old St. Edmund's students who, this week, are headed from Brooklyn to the World Robotics Festival in Atlanta. With their motorized robot named Thingamajig, they won the championships here, and a spot alongside the Nation's best in Atlanta—but first they needed to raise the necessary funds to get there. After getting some press, vacuum inventor James Dyson stepped in to give them the monetary push they needed, but so did New York, and they ended up with an excess of $11,000!

Brooklyn's beloved smarties have been enjoying the spotlight lately, probably for the first time in their lives. The Daily News now checks in with the self-dubbed Nerd Herd, a group of friends at St. Edmund's Elementary School, as they embark on their journey to Georgia for the Robotic World Festival. After the kids won their spot at the fest, they feared they would be low on funds for the trip, but British vacuum inventor James Dyson chipped in with the rest of the money. The paper also notes that the school has now raised $11,000 on top of what they needed! Yesterday at their send-off celebration, 300 fellow students (including the cheerleading squad!) cheered the Nerd Herd on, chanted their name, and doled out endless high fives. 1/5 of the herd, Simon Shkreli, declared, "I'm so pumped up. Look at this—it's amazing."

The pressure's on now, Nerd Herd! Following all the press the talented troupe of teens got regarding the monetary deficiency keeping them from taking their rightful place at the Robotic World Festival in Atlanta next month, the donations have been piling up. Most notably, the giant $5K check presented to the little robotic engineers on Good Day New York this morning. The signature on it was that of British vacuum cleaner exec James Dyson, who told the Daily News, "These kids represent the future of engineering. They've demonstrated the essential traits: an inventive spirit and a healthy dose of perseverance." On top of that big chunk of change, reportedly over 40 people made donations by calling the school yesterday. The principal of their Sheepshead Bay school said, "Kids actually think being a nerd is cool now."

Yes, everyone is pinching pennies right now, but if you have any change to spare send it over to Brooklyn's self-dubbed "Nerd Herd," after all, the four lil' geniuses could just be our future. The Daily News reports on the team of 12 to 14-year olds, who are currently on a mission to get to the Robotics World Festival in Atlanta next month. Their one hurdle: money. The paper reports, "Raising the necessary $7,000 might be the most daunting feat yet for four brainy kids" who "took the New York City FIRST Lego League Robotics Championship" with their motorized robot called Thingamajig. Yesterday the Sheepshead Bay kids held a bakesale to help fund their trip, but only raised $800—combine that with the $2,700 the school raised and you don't need a genius to tell you they are half way there. If you would like to make a donation, you can call the school.