Ellie Clews, the school’s social media coordinator, said the national event was highly competitive as the best robots in the country competed against one another for the highest scores in the quickest times.
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The Parklands College World Robot Olympiad (WRO) team, High Tech Dragon Riders (HTDR), won Gold in the
RoboMission Elementary category at the WRO National competition held on 14 September in Randburg. Their
farming robot proved to be the best in the category. They have been selected to be part of the South African team
invited to compete at the International competition in November in Izmir, Türkiye. @Snapplify
The official WRO® theme for this year’s competition is “Earth Allies” where teams must investigate how robots can help us live in harmony with nature.
Champions
“Our Senior Preparatory team, High Tech Dragon Riders (HTDR), were crowned champions of the RoboMission Elementary category by scoring 132 points in 103 seconds in this year’s Sustainable Farming challenge,” Clews said. “Our Senior Preparatory Future Innovators team, EcoTrio, were crowned champions in their category for their robotic solution that restores coral reefs using a process called micro-fragmentation.
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Team EcoTrio from Parklands College won the Future Innovators Elementary Category at the World Robot
Olympiad National Competition on 14 September. They developed a robotic solution that aids in the restoration of
coral reefs through a technique known as micro-fragmentation. They have been selected to be part of the South
African team invited to compete at the International competition in November in Izmir, Türkiye. @Snapplify
“In the RoboSport Doubles Tennis category, our Secondary faculty team, Super Robot Builders, was crowned the South African RoboSport champion. We are extremely proud of this accomplishment, as it marks the first time we have won this title since we began competing in this category in 2017.”
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The Super Robot Builders from Parklands College won the Robo Sport Doubles Tennis category at the WRO
National competition held on 14 September in Randburg. In this category, pairs of robots compete against each
other in tennis doubles matches. They have been selected to be part of the South African team invited to compete
at the International competition in November in Izmir, Türkiye. @Snapplify
As a result of these accomplishments, High Tech Dragon Riders, TechnoBlade, Techtron, Eco Trio, and Super Robot Builders have qualified to represent South Africa at the International World Robot Olympiad competition in Izmir, Turkey, from 28 to 30 November. This means that five of the eleven teams representing South Africa are from Parklands College.
“We wish our teams the best of luck as they prepare for this incredible opportunity to represent South Africa in one of the biggest STEM-based competitions in the world,” Clews said.
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Team TechnoBlade from Parklands College won Gold in the RoboMission Junior Category at the World Robot
Olympiad National Competition held on 14 September at Curro Aurora in Randburg. Their Green City robot
performed incredibly well achieving a full score in 76 seconds. They have been selected to be part of the South
African team invited to compete at the International competition in November in Izmir, Türkiye. @Snapplify
