In January, TSM Roboteam qualified for a place at the FLL World Festival by becoming National Champions at Loughborough University. At the prestigious world event, the team competed with 83 teams from more than 30 countries.
A major part of the challenge involves running their autonomous robot (pre programmed by themselves) through a series of complex tabletop missions. This takes place over three rounds. In two of these rounds, the team scored a perfect 400 points! Only three other teams gained full scores for all three rounds, so this is quite an achievement. The judges also felt that the research work that the team carried out was of great value towards improving road safety – based on the transport theme for this year’s contest. As if this wasn’t enough, the team were very pleased to gain 2nd place Inspiration Award.
“The team were highly regarded by all the judges and were brilliant ambassadors for the UK, they can be very proud of themselves”.
Click Here to read their full report from their exciting trip!
The trip back home was almost thwarted by the antics of a certain volcano. Some of the team returning via Amsterdam had to take a coach and ferry to get the rest of the way back to the UK. The remainder were lucky to get their scheduled flight home as Heathrow just opened again a few hours before the flight was due. The team had an amazing time in Atlanta taking part in all the events and activities and meeting teams from many countries. TSM Roboteam would like to thank parents, friends and sponsors for all their help and support.
You can watch the exciting two 400 point robot rounds by searching on YouTube for ‘TSM Roboteam’ or use this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tMXkmO7Xe4