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Calliope QLD 4680
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Gladstone Robotics Competition

Calliope State School stole the show again, with four teams attending the Gladstone Robotics Competition on Friday 19th May.

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The students were tasked with the mission to build and program autonomous robots to collect, sort and drop red, green and yellow materials into a conveyer system to sort the colours into three designated places, loosely based on the production process of alumina. The students were scored on the number of blocks that they collected and delivered to the correct place.

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Engineers from Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina and Boyne Smelter refereed and scored the students as they battled one another to collect the materials by robot. The referees were impressed with the programs and designs of their robots and sorting systems, telling them that they are doing a lot of things that engineers do in their daily work. Our students represented Calliope State School brilliantly, looking dashing in their robotics uniform and matching it with polite manners, calm conduct and supportive cheering for other schools.

 The Scorpions had a challenge right from the beginning of the event, with a robot that didn’t mRobotic.4.pngake transit in one piece.  They acted swiftly and kept calm under pressure to rebuild their robot just before the competition started, recovering brilliantly as the runners up to the Points Champions!

Well done to the Scorpions, for their resilience and ingenuity.

The Tornadoes won the Most Improved award, with their robots and programming being refined between competition rounds to obtain the highest gain in collecting and sorting points. 

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The Calliope Queens won Best Team Spirit with their attitudes remaining positive. The girls were said to have continually supported one another, despite plenty of obstacles that tested their patience. They were also noticed for their cheering and support for other teams.Robotics.6.png

The winners of not only the Points Champions, but also the most prestigious award, Grit, Resilience and Cooperation, was awarded to the Calliope State School team; The Beep Bops.

Watch out for this group of clever young engineers in years to come.

Mrs Crookey, Mrs Fennell and Mrs Mastro are exceedingly proud of what all of the Calliope robotics students have accomplished. Go Calliope!