24 Jun 2021
Earlier this term the prospective Robotics Club members had to undertake a series of gruelling trials to see whether they had what it takes to represent the school in all things robot-related.
The students were gunning for places on either the senior or junior team and had to prove that they could work cooperatively, collaborate, engineer, follow written and verbal instructions and demonstrate coding and problem-solving abilities.
The majority of the tasks were undertaken with a kit robot that students had to build and program as a team. The robot was Arduino based and was programmed using C++. Once completed, the robot had to brave the barren wasteland of the school’s enormous Mars map. Using mathematical equations and trigonometry, the students had to navigate their robot through various waypoints on the map.
Senior students who made the cut can expect to compete in iRoC (The International Rover Challenge), which will challenge students to build and program a remote control land-based rover. They will use this rover to complete a series of challenges. The junior team will take part in a series of smaller challenges later in the year, such as the FLL (First Lego League).
"This exciting opportunity is just another example of how STEM is being delivered at MRHS through the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE) and the SISP program." explains Ian Preston, Deputy Principal of MASE, "Through engaging STEM programs like iRoC, we are developing skills in our students that will equip them for the STEM enabled careers of the future."
Congratulations to all of the students who made the teams!
Junior Team
James Johnstone
Prathamesh Patel
Laney Dickie
Faith
Lucas Cummins
Kobi Carden
Reserves:
Jarrod Harris
Ryan Crisp
Senior Team
Carl Zirilli
Luca Brighenti
Laura Weppler
Connor Aloisi
Jesse Carturan
Reserves:
James Laviano
Connor Anderson
Jonathan Davies
