Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. March the 11th to the 14th of 2015 may have been average days for most people but not for the RoboRoos, team 4537, alongside 33 teams from a variety of different locations around the world, including Taiwan, Singapore, China and Hawaii. While most people were working, or going to school, these teams were busy taking part in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition. … [Read more...]
Highlights of RoboRoos’ Appearance at Events
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. AVcon 2014 On the 19th and 20th of July the RoboRoos set up and ran a small stall in the Indie Games section of AVCon 2014. Over the 2 days we demonstrated the robot many times to many people, adults and children. We told people about FIRST, FRC, the robot, the team and much more to try to get people interested in joining the team and also to let people know what opportunities are out there. AVCon was a very fun and interesting experience for me as … [Read more...]
‘“We won a Lego trophy!” RoboRoos Accepts Award at a National Level’
The RoboRoos’ junior team was victorious once again in the FIRST Lego League competition, taking out top honours by winning the Champion’s Award at the SA regional tournament and then the Programming Award at the nationals held in Sydney. Winning the FLL Champion’s Award was a first for the RoboRoos and was as a result of two months of hard work, long hours and countless testings. “We are so proud of our achievements. We worked so hard and couldn’t have done it without our supporters, mentors … [Read more...]
SA’s Own RoboRoos at Science Alive® – Fresh From the Competition “Duel Down Under”
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. RoboRoos, a community based robot-building team of Adelaide students will be part of SCIENCE ALIVE® held at the Adelaide Showgrounds from the 9th to 11th August. They recently finished second in the competition “Duel Down Under” (DDU) in Sydney on the last weekend of June, completing a highly successful season of the 2013 FIRST® FRC® challenge Ultimate Ascent®. RoboRoos are the only South Australian team to have competed in the US based … [Read more...]
