Written By: Adam Decide, Affected person Advocate, Writer & Web site Founder
Printed: March 13, 2024
As a lot of you’ve got been following my son’s ardour for robotics, I’m blissful to share that Ethan’s crew gained the VEX Robotics California State Championship final weekend in San Diego. To say the title, Ethan’s crew went on a unprecedented and undefeated 13-0 run.
In case you are not accustomed to the VEX Robotics Competitors, right here’s a fast video displaying Ethan’s crew competing on a “area of play”. As you will notice, the robotic groups constructed these wonderful robots which are designed to carry out a number of duties throughout a “match”. This 12 months, the robots get factors for creating autonomous self-driving software program, scoring targets and climbing poles. As well as, it’s actually essential that the robots can even play protection.
Right here’s Ethan together with his teammates – Liam, Daniel, Dylan and Hyunjun. Ethan’s robotic crew has been collectively for 2 years and was shaped at Rolling Robots, a robotics camp in Southern California.
Subsequent up, Ethan and his crew will compete at “The VEX Robotics World Championship” on the Dallas Conference Heart throughout a 3-day competitors in April. At The World Championship, robotic groups from over 30 international locations world wide are invited to compete. Right here’s a video displaying what occurs at “The Worlds” robotic occasion.
Evidently, Robyn, my spouse, and I are extraordinarily happy with Ethan and his crew given all of their exhausting work through the common season and the playoffs. Go Ethan! Go Rolling Robots!
Carry on tickin!
Adam