Break into a Bronx bodega with the University Heights High School robotics club

A South Bronx high school is looking to unlock the potential of its robotics team -- by locking visitors in a bodega.

Students at University Heights High School in the Bronx have partnered with Andrew Freedman Home, a historic building restored as a community space on the Grand Concourse. They've joined forces to create a bodega-themed escape room that opens later this week.

Robotics teacher Nathan Weber and students Amber Li and Illyanie Valera joined WNYC's Michael Hill in the studio to talk about how their robotics background helped prepare them for escape room success. 

WNYC producer Verónica Del Valle also called in from the escape room to talk about the experience inside.