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Next stop North Bay for LDHSS RoboRavens robotics team ducing our bot to a simple but functional design. Walking into the Durham College competition on the first weekend of March, our first event this season, the RoboRavens were completely unprepared. Little did we know, this would turn in our favour. When playing matches, two alliances are formed of three teams each, working in unison to complete tasks and collect points. Considering our hindered game abilities, we had to start from square one when it came to strategy, going from a speedy, pointracking robot to a minimally scoring but very defense-capable player. This turned out to be a huge selling point during the final alliance selections for the playoffs, earning the RoboRavens a spot alongside the two highest-ranked teams at the event: the 610 Crescent Coyotes and 2200 MMRambotics. Our alliance triumphantly took first place, and we
The Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School RoboRavens were all smiles after receiving their medals, trophies, and banner for their performance in a robotics competition at Durham College. were honoured to bring home sponsors, for whom we have our next competition in North Ottawa’s first blue banner! the utmost respect and grati- Bay on the weekend of March This journey would not tude. Continue to support 28th. have been possible without some of Ottawa’s upcoming For more more informaour unbelievable alliance engineers by following team tion visit https://roboravens. members and our generous 4783, the RoboRavens, at ca/
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Our world is saturated with technology and innovation, and the engineers of today are being challenged to inspire the engineers of the future — something the people at For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) have dedicated their genius to. With collaboration, mentorship, and Gracious Professionalism, teams of students all around the world build and compete with robots at district, provincial, national, and international events. Five said teams, including the Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School’s RoboRavens (team 4783), proudly call Ottawa their home. For the past seven years, the students of LDHSS have come together to undergo an
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