What a day!
Mr Green spent the day judging teams whilst Shark Robotics competed. The Sharks started off slowly. It with determination and clever alliances soon picked up the pace and began climbing the scoreboard.
After lunch, the judges then called them, one of the few teams, to present their robot and designs to a panel of 10 judges. The team had to explain the design process and the development of the robot, fully justifying their choices.
Back on the playing field, the team formed an excellent alliance with teams which completed their strategy and design. This moved the onto the quarter finals, then the semi finals. There were a few tense rounds before moving forward to the finals!
Everyone was ready for the final matches, when one team had to be re-inspected as it was suspected that their robot no longer met the criteria. During the inspection, the team were disqualified from participating in that round, meaning a third team needed to step in. This round did not go as hoped and there then followed some debate before the disqualified team was finally allowed back into the alliance.
The alliance teams were anxious by now and played extremely well, but unfortunately lost the second round, leaving them in second place. This means the Sharks came second place in the USA competition competing against 40 teams!
A fantastic achievement by the Stanborough team!
