2010 CEIA Schools Lego Robot Competition - BasketBotTM
The 6th Annual Cork Electronics Industry Association (CEIA) Lego Robot Competition Finals took place on Thursday, 11th Feb 2010. The aim of the competition is to find and encourage talented students who could progress to Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses at third level and be innovators of the future. The winning strategy came from the team from St Francis Capuchin
Glanmire Community College team receiving the Best Poster Presentation Prize from Thomas Moore, Flextronics
College, Rochestown whose speedy robot named “Chuck Norris” just got better and better as th
e competition progressed. The boys from Rochestown had stiff competition in the final from the girls from Ursuline, Blackrock whose robot named “Michael Jordan” had topped the scoreboard in all rounds prior to the final. The winning team received a Logitech® laptop for their school and each team member also received a Logitech® Squeezebox Boom™ Wi-Fi player. The team from Rochestown also took the honours for the best electronic scoreboard design while Glanmire Community College won the best project presentation prize.
Ursulines Secondary School, Blackrock team who were placed 2nd with the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD and Paul Deasey, Chairman CEIA
Each year, the competition has a theme to highlight the many ways in which engineering and technology is embedded in our lives today. This year the theme was Engineering in Sports and
the students were challenged to build and program robots to play basketball using a kit supplied
by CEIA. While working on the competition, the students learned a high level of robotics and
software programming techniques and also developed project management, teamwork and presentation skills. The competition was launched in October 2009 and concluded on 11th February 2010. The competition is undertaken in conjunction with University College Cork (UCC), Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), Tyndall National Institute and the support of CEIA member companies. A key aspect of the initiative is that engineers, researchers and technologists from these institutes provide mentor support for the teams and this is an important opportunity to give the students an insight into potential careers in the industry.
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| Mentors from Tyndall, UCC and CIT with Paul Deasy, Chairman CEIA |
Robot Competition Judges from Horner APG, UCC, Tyndall and Careerwise |
Schools Registered for 2010:
| Ashton Secondary School, Blackrock Rd. Bandon Grammar School Boherbue Comprehensive School Christian Brothers College, Sidney Hill Colaiste an Phiarsaigh, Glanmire Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig Colaiste Muire, Cobh Douglas Community School Glanmire Community College Pobalscoil na Trionoide, Youghal Presentation Brothers College, Mardyke Rossa College, Skibbereen Scoil Mhuire gan Smal, Blarney St Angela's Ursuline Convent, Waterford St Brogan's College, Bandon St Francis College, Rochestown St Vincent's Secondary School, St Mary's Rd Terence Mac Swiney CC, Hollyhill Ursuline Secondary School, Blackrock |
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For further details, please contact:
Deirdre de Bhailis,
Tel: 086 2228339 or
e-mail: deirdre.debhailis@ceia.ie