Cayman’s National Robotics Team gains valuable experience at FIRST Global Challenge in Singapore
The Cayman Islands National Robotics Team returned home ranked 89th (out of 191 teams) after travelling to Singapore for the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge in early October. FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a global organisation focussed on inspiring young people to become science and technology leaders and innovators. Joining the programme in 2018, previous Cayman National Robotics Teams competed in Mexico, Dubai and Switzerland.
Cayman Islands National Robotics Team heads to Singapore
The Cayman Islands National Robotic Team is joining teams from 190 countries at the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge, in Singapore, October 7-10. There they will reimagine the future of energy and the ways in which we power our planet. The Cayman Islands National Robotic Team (the team) will collaborate with thousands of students to highlight the importance of renewable energy and its potential to create a better, more sustainable future.
Brac robots continue to rule the pool at SeaPerch Challenge
For the second year running, a team from Layman E. Scott High School are overall winners of the SeaPerch Challenge where 21 teams from six schools participated in an underwater robotics challenge at the Camana Bay pool on Saturday 18 March.
From the pool to the ocean: applying underwater robotics skills in real life
Mapping the sea floor, marine life interaction and water sample collection are some of the ways remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are used in ocean exploration. They are also three tasks that students participating in this year’s SeaPerch underwater robotics challenge will be required to complete on the mission course.
CIS tops interschool robotics competition field
Cayman International School topped a field of seven local high schools in the 2023 FIRST Tech Challenge, a robotics competition with a renewable energy theme celebrating achievements of young people in robotics.
CIS wins Power Play at 2023 FIRST Tech Challenge
The energy was electric at the annual Minds Inspired robotics interschool competition as seven high schools put their robots through their paces in the FIRST Tech arena. After multiple rounds navigating obstacles, shifting alliances and overcoming technical challenges, an exciting final match saw two teams from Cayman International School (CIS) in an alliance against two teams from John Gray High school (JGHS). It was a nail-biting finish with the first game going to CIS, the second to JGHS, and CIS emerging victorious in the final round.