Thursday, January 15, 2009

Day 2 (15 Jan - Robot Control Match)

We were extremely excited today! It was the day for our first competition of this trip - Robot Control Match. After breakfast, we spent the rest of the morning and the entire afternoon preparing our robots and devising strategies for the competition. We fine-tuned our robots, tested and resolved the problems encountered together, with the help of our instructors, Mr. Santoz and Mr. Keane.







The Robot Control competiton consisted of 2 levels - Elimination Match and Final Match.

Our school fielded 5 teams comprising 2 members in each team - Pranav and Sean, Brandon and James, Xue Zhe and Timothy, Faris and James, and Shashank and Vivek. All 5 teams did extremely well and made it through the first round of the Elimination Match.

At the end of the Elimination Match, 3 teams were qualified for the Final Match - Brandon and James, Xue Zhe and Timothy, and Faris and James. Finally, Faris and James had done the school proud by winning a bronze in the Robot Control competition. Hurray!






After the Final Match, the participants were given some time to relax before meeting again for dinner and the construction of their Battle Robot for tomorrow's competition. We went for another snow playing session and had great fun. Check out what the boys did to their instructors!





The last programme for today was to build our battle robots for tomorrow's competition. Here are some photos of the boys at work before they call it a day.






Lastly, the boys would like to let their family know that they have read their comments on the blogsite and are adapting well to the environment in Korea. They will take good care of themselves =)

8 comments:

  1. Hi Boys & Teachers/Instructors,

    Well done today and all the best for
    tomorrow's competition. Take care of
    yourselves.

    Bye for now

    Tadikamalla Lakshminarayana

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  2. Brandon,

    Looks like lots of fun there in Korea. Enjoy!

    All the best for the Battle Robot Competition tomorrow.

    Mom

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  3. Dear Teachers and Boys,

    Thanks for the updates. It's great to see that all of you are doing well and having lots of fun. You have definitely made the school proud! Continue to work hard and don't give up. Do your very best for we are always with you!

    Best Wishes,
    Mdm Gui

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  4. Hi Team PEPS! We are proud of your achievement!Congrats!
    Shashank u seem to b having lots of fun playing in the snow.
    We wish u all the best in the next events

    suresh and Usha

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  5. Hi Shashank

    I miss you... You seem to be having lot of fun at the competition and more so with the snow!

    Love Sudarshan

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  6. Hi Timothy,

    Enjoying the snow play?
    Well done for your first competition! I can see that everyone is working hard on their robots. Just want to wish everyone good luck for today's event. Enjoy yourself and take care.

    Luv,
    Mommy

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  7. Hi Everyone,

    Looks like you are enjoying a good time, that's great!
    Do take care as the weather is cold.

    Timothy, remember to keep yourself warm at all times.

    Everyone, enjoy yourself, learn and make new friends.

    From: Timothy's Dad and Mum

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  8. Hi eveyone,

    Looks like you are enjoying yourself, that's great!!
    Do take care of the cold weather.

    Timothy, remember to keep yourself warm at all times ya.

    everyone, enjoy the fun, learn and make new friends.

    from : Timothy's Dad and Mom

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