August 29, 2018
Robot learning competition goes national
A robotics competition for primary schools that began in the Eastern Bay of Plenty has become a national event.
Twenty-three primary schools will compete next month in four regional challenges to qualify for the National Robotics Scrimmage in Whakatāne in October.
The two-day events challenge teams to build a robot to complete complex tasks.
The challenge has been designed by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi technology hub Robopa to engage and encourage young students in teamwork, leadership, communication and STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and maths.
Robopa project coordinator Thomas Mitai said the competition has been developed to actively engage young Māori in learning and help them improve and test their skills in programming and engineering.
Teams come from both mainstream and kura kaupapa schools the the Bay of plenty, East Coast, Auckland and the far north.
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