College – Issue 33

ACADEMIC Robotics builds connection

Technology is irresistible and the drive to create is strong, as the boys who took part in an intensive robotics workshop soon discovered.

Nine boys – three Year 11 students, three Year 9 students and three international guests – bonded over their enthusiasm for robotics and the opportunity to spend uninterrupted time building their own arduino rovers. With the older College boys acting as mentors and helping out with some of the trickier aspects of engineering, and the younger College boys each buddied with a visitor, all the boys happily focused on the task at hand.“Robotics is so much fun,” says Year 9 student William Picton-Warlow. “It’s hands-on, you’ve got to use your brain, and it’s creative. You

have to find a solution for all aspects of design, know where you’ll use all the components, build the rover, and code everything so it works the way you want it to.” His comments were echoed by Chinese student You Jie (Jerry) Li, who says he has loved visiting College and mixing with and learning alongside the older boys. The programme ended with a presentation on Friday 28 July where, despite a few technical hitches, the audience watched several games of “robotics football” and the rovers ranging round the room.

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