W2 Robotics Competition

Some Robotics Club pupils worked hard to prepare for W2 Robotics Competition organised by Swiss Cottage Sec Sch during the June holidays. They put in their very best for the competition, constructing, programming and perfecting their robots.

It is the spirit that I would like to mention here. For the mission, they were to programme a robot to complete a certain route. They managed to do so and could have called it a day but all of them wanted to make sure that their robot would be the best in terms of timing. They changed the wheels, gear ratio and positions of light sensors just to shave off seconds or milliseconds to better another robot.

What more can I ask for? Seeing them putting in their best is really great. It was no longer the winning that mattered. It was their positive attitude. I was pretty relaxed during the competition and did not raise my voice even when Han Yu dropped his robot (he fell too). Why? Because I believe that he did not do it on purpose and the hurt was far more painful for him than me. I believe that he would be able to rise to the occasion and rebuild his robot. And he did.

Bryan and Yang Ming had the worst day since they joined Robotics. Laptop crashed and robot was not performing well. Things were just not going their way. But, they faced the challenges and never gave up. That is the spirit I want to see in them and they showed. Even though they did not win, they are already winners in every sense. By the way, this is for Yusuf, I think they miss you.

For the first-timers, it was a good experience. I believe that they have gained from the competition.

By the way, their hard work was paid off. We clinched the championship and are second in position for Maze and Sumobot Event. Han Yu's sumobot clinched the championship after the tumble......
Special thanks to the support given by Swiss Cottage Sec School........