The New Zealand Sack Attack season continued this weekend with the second Auckland scrimmage, hosted by Glenfield College. Teams had one month since the season opener, and it was a chance to test changes to their designs under the rigor of competition. Improvements in design had a noticeable impact on general game play and strategy from teams, as teams became …
Rookie Workshops
As school holidays began for high school students in New Zealand, AURA took the opportunity to host two “rookie workshops” in conjunction with the Kiwibots for students who are new to VEX Robotics. On each of Monday the 2nd and Tuesday the 3rd of June, we held two sets of educational workshops – mechanical and programming. 24 students attended the …
June 2012 – FIRST Lego League (FLL)
Over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of June, AURA team members volunteered at a FIRST Lego League (FLL) event held at ACG Strathallan in Papakura. FLL is a competition run for students ages nine to sixteen, and is a completely autonomous competition. Lego “Mindstorms” robots, built and programmed by the students, try to complete as many “missions” as …