Today was the big day, the Robocup Nationals held at Point View School in Auckland. The school is massive, and has a large multi purpose building in which the event was held. Their were over 70 teams from all over the country gathered for the day.
The Auckland regionals were being held at the same time, which meant a busy day with lots of events to watch, but it also meant stiff competition for us, with 25 teams to compete against in our division alone.
We had our interview at 9.30am and it went well. Next time though we would keep a build log which would have detailed our learning journey with the robots.
Our turn was after lunch so we got a chance to see most of the other teams in action before we had to take the stage. There were some very creative entries, including star wars robots, modified Robosapiens, and a robot with a diamond ring! For many schools this was their second or third time entering the competition.
Our performance went off without a hitch, and was really well received by the crowd who gave us a huge round of applause, which gave us a really good buzz.
It was a bit nerve racking when they called the schools for the finals, and they didn't call us! We found out later it was just by a hair that we missed out and that we had come 5th in the competition.
It's been a really awesome adventure and learning experience for our team, and we''ll take back ideas and determination to try again next year for an even better result!
3 comments:
well done Wakari Wizards! You did very well for first timers against so many other teams. A big thank you to Mr Bonney for all your fantastic work, enthusiasm and encouragement with the team. Thanks also to the parents who travelled to Auckland...and while we're still thanking people... thanks to the Home and School Committee for the Disco fundraiser especially to Tania for her super organisational skills.
Well done Iain. A fantastic effort. The kids have been lucky to have such an enthusiast to guide and teach them. Hope Father's Day treated you well!
You all did extremely well on the day, I received a lot of comment from people saying how great your dance was and how enthusiatic all the kids were. You only just missed out on the top 4 by 1 or 2 points.
Keep up the hard work, and don't forget to keep a good log book, it's the key to success!
Hopefully we will see you back competing next year!
Leah Porter (Otago Museum)
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