Photo Above this News Story: MTSU mechatronics engineering faculty member Tony Saavedra, left, Engineering Technology Chair Ken Currie and mechatronics student Antonious Hanna watch as members of the Nerdettes FTC team from Owens Cross Roads, Ala., compete in the recent Tennessee FIRST Tech Challenge robotics event in Alumni Memorial Gym. The Nerdettes earned the Connect Award bestowed by judges. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy).MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Talented, tech-savvy and energeti .