SENIOR SCHOOL
About
Robotics
G-TECH, the Guildford Grammar Robotics
Club, provides an opportunity for students
to build, program and test engineering
solutions using real life robotics technology.
The School’s new LEGO® MINDSTORMS®
kits contain the EV3 Intelligent Brick, a
powerful small computer that makes it
possible to control motors and collect sensor
feedback. Students are encouraged to
brainstorm in order to find creative solutions
to problems and then develop them through
a process of selecting, building, testing and
evaluation.
In addition to the MINDSTORMS® Software,
G-TECH uses ROBOTC; a powerful C-based
programming language with a Windows
environment for writing and debugging
programs. ROBOTC is a cross-platform
solution that allows students to learn
the type of c-based programming used
in advanced education and professional
applications.
The RoboCupJunior Educational
Competition was introduced to the world
in Melbourne, Australia in 2000. Since then
RoboCupJunior Australia has experienced
exponential growth where well established
committees host major competitions in
every state. RoboCupJunior is now played in
30 countries around the world and is now
a regular feature of the annual university
run RoboCup World Finals. RoboCupJunior
also addresses social development by
encouraging sportsmanship, sharing,
teamwork, understanding of differences
between individuals and nations,
cooperation and organisational skills.
G-TECH participates in the RobocupJunior
WA Competition each year.
The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the
flagship competition of FIRST. A large-scale
robotics competition, FRC brings together
students and teachers to build robots that
perform in a competitive but gracious
environment against teams from all over
the world. In building their robot and doing
all the other things that go with an FRC
team, students learn valuable life skills like
teamwork, collaboration, public speaking,
technical science and engineering skills,
gracious professionalism, and others.
In Australia, FRC teams compete at the Duel
Down Under off-season events or official
Regional competitions in Sydney or the USA.
FRC teams are guided by solid principles
of teamwork, graciousness, cooperation,
camaraderie and professionalism. It is
envisioned that G-TECH Guildford Grammar
Robotics Club would set its sights on
entering the Duel Down Under and join all
that is the FIRST Robotics Competition.
Mr Adam Handley
Design & Technology Teacher
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The School has had a long term involvement
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