What do you think of when you hear the word “ROBOT”? The Terminator? A cyborg? R2D2 or C3PO? Probably something different to what the Selwyn House Senior Robotics Club members think. When we hear “ROBOT”, we tend to think of a more peaceful bunch that don’t intend to destroy (or save) the world.
Over the last term Robotics club has been working towards Robocup in 3 weeks. Robocup is a worldwide competition, although most New Zealanders stick to our National or Regional competitions. You must build and program a robot- most of the time, an NXT or an EV3 like the one shown above. The preparations are very stressful for everyone!
We have been working in teams to create performances in 3 categories, Theatre, Rescue and Soccer. In Theatre, teams choose to rather make a skit or a dance routine for their robot and them to do. In Rescue, the competition is set up in a Search and Rescue scenario. Your robot must complete challenges, such as finding and pushing a can out of a square. Soccer (quite a self-explanatory name) is where a team of two robots play a game of soccer, like a sports competition. The overall winner is determined by winning the most of the games.
We will be posting another post in three weeks about what happened over the competition. Wish us luck!
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