Robotics
There was great excitement in the STEAM Centre as the Tuesday afterschool Robotics students celebrated the exciting news from the State RoboCup Robotics Competition held on Saturday 14 September. Tintern Grammar students competed in the Mighty Maze Division and our teams placed 1st through to 5th in what was an extraordinary day of competition!
Our students showcased their skills by building and coding robots designed to navigate a hypothetical disaster scenario. The robots had to enter the scene, search for survivors and victims, all while avoiding danger zones, and complete their mission within a strict time limit. Most impressive was the teamwork, the camaraderie and the way our students showed resilience, quickly adapting, staying composed, and demonstrating their ability to bounce back under pressure responding to the unpredictability of the robots.
We acknowledge the support and encouragement of families, especially those who joined us on the day.
1st Place: Alysha Veith Year 8, Hiranya Chaturvedi Year 7, Robbie Carter Year 7
2nd Place: Alex Stewart Year 8, Charlie Cameron Year 8
3rd Place: Lucas Jiang Year 7, Jacob Loke Year 7
4th Alex Abdurahman Year 7, Ashton Wain Year 7
5th Aaron Saju Year 7, Jonathan Ye Year 7
Congratulations to all the students for their hard work, dedication, and for representing Tintern Grammar with such distinction!
Special mention goes to Emma Huang Year 6 and Justin Zhu Year 7 who were also present representing themselves in other divisions at the State competition.
RoboCup National Robotics Championships
Over the weekend three Tintern teams competed at the RoboCup National Robotics Championships, a two-day competition in Brisbane where 650 people from around Australia were in attendance.
Congratulations to Year 7 students Lucas Jiang and Jacob Loke for finishing first and to Year 8 student Alysha Veith and Year 7 students Hiranya Chaturvedi and Robbie Carter as runners up. A shout out to Year 8 student Alex Stewart and Year 7 student Aaron Saju for their strong competitive and positive spirit.
The Tintern Grammar STEAM program is a very popular with students. We are thrilled for our students achievements at the Championship and the future ready creativity and problem-solving skills they have developed. We look forward to seeing where their robotics journey takes them.
Karen Dang | Library/Technology Teacher
