Cayman competes at the FIRST Global Challenge
Michael Marzouca is a 2019 Dart Scholar and member of the Cayman Islands national robotics team that recently competed in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the 2022 FIRST Global Challenge. The competition featured high school students from more than 180 countries and aims to promote science and technology leadership and innovation in young people. We asked Michael to reflect on the experience.
On Swiss time: the Cayman Islands National Robotics team’s week in Geneva at the FIRST Global Challenge
Monday 10 October 2022
After two months designing, building and programming our robot, seven students and two coaches from the Cayman Islands National Robotics team jetted off to Geneva, Switzerland with Mangrover the robot safely encased in a custom-made box. No trip would be complete without the traditional team photo at the airport!
Made in Cayman: ‘Mangrover’ the carbon-catching robot
Grand Cayman, 10 October 2022: the Cayman Islands National Robotics team is flying to Geneva, Switzerland today to compete in the FIRST Global Challenge international robotics tournament with Mangrover, the robot they have custom-designed and built to represent the Cayman Islands in the ‘Carbon Capture’ themed event.
Forging a path for women in STEM
Grand Cayman, 3 October 2022: two young Caymanians, Emma Turnbull and Anja van Genderen, are at the cutting edge of scientific research as they continue their post-graduate studies in the STEM-related fields of virology and biochemistry.
Robotics team gears up for world stage
While their peers enjoyed vacation far away from the inside of a school, this group of students spent their summer days sitting together in a quiet classroom.
