Cody Williams, Helderberg Robotics Club coach, was honoured with the prestigious Dylan Rheeders award, which is bestowed to a coach who displays remarkable compassion, creativity, innovation, perseverance, enthusiasm, adaptability, collaboration, dedication and, ultimately, serving the World Robot Olympiad cause. Pictured with Williams is Carl Rheeders, the father of the late Dylan Rheeders, who placed second in the 2014 World Robot Olympiad. Cody and Jarret Williams also placed fifth in the 2016 World Robot Olympiad held in New Delhi, India.Foto:
The Helderberg Robotics Club rookies who also excelled in the national competition include Jadon Steele and Eben Gelderblom, who clinched gold and ranked sixth in South Africa, Ciaran and Aneiran Manickum who also bagged gold and ranked fourth in the country, and Leighton Roelf and Thomas Hansby who earned silver and are currently ranked 18th.
The all-girls team, Ravenclaws, with Isabella Ebrahim and Amelie Toussaint, also clinched 10th place in their category. They believe their robot, Felicia was nervous and colour-blind on the day of the competitions as they scored a perfect run during practice sessions. Foto:
The senior team members, Michael Shepstone, Cydney Williams and Raaid Fajandar had to design and build a robot that moves around in hospitals taking water to wards that needs it, take out laundry and navigates without hurting any human traffic. Their efforts earned them 10th place.Foto:
