Junior Robocup Competition                 August 2023

After a break during the covid years, 2023 saw the Robocup competition relaunched as a face-to- event.  This year we competed against fewer entrants, however, the competition was still tough.  The students have been working to debug their programmes for the last two terms.  For the competitors in the Theatre category, the costumes were sorted, the music was selected, the theatre stages were set and we were ready to showcase our performing robots.  Despite everyone's best efforts, there always seem to be glitches that require much problem-solving and quick thinking to find a solution.  Very rarely do the robots behave as instructed and at Regionals this was no exception.  

Breanna, Ellie, Millie, and Bea all performed confidently on stage in their respective Theatre sections of the competition.  Amy started off strongly in the Rescue competition but had difficulty with the sensors on her robot.  We have learned much from this experience and the students have some ideas already about next year and how we can reduce the problems we faced on the day.  We wish Millie and Bea well as they move on to compete in the National Competition on 26 August in Auckland.

Regional Results:

Millie Edwards and Bea McGlashen - 1st in Premiere Theatre

Ellie van der Griend and Breanna Collins - 1st in Senior Theatre

The Year 6 EPro8 journey continues….                      July 2023

The day was set to be a thriller and it delivered right to the very end! 

Both Year 5 and Year 6 were full of nerves for the introduction. But they all set off with enthusiasm to their first challenge. Both teams attempted the ‘Rat Wheel’. This challenge was to harness energy from a running rat wheel through a voltage meter to convert power to move a remote control car motor.