HowItWent

It took lots and lots of effort. We practiced after school and also during Tuesday lunchtime. We used a code system called SPIKE Prime. It used blocks to code the robot. We built numerous robots and then settled on one. It was compact and it also travelled smoothly from place to place. We also drafted mission plans. The missions plan helped us order the missions and helped us ensure which attachment the robot would need next.

The regionals were held in Bristol. It was a 30-minute drive from Westonbirt. We all had packed lunches which we took along with an abundance of sweets. We had so much sugar but we would soon need it. Once we had parked up, we collected our stuff and started walking there, We had pits in the conversion center where we would set up and present our work. We used images, 3d models and boards to show our ideas. Two Westonbirt teams went to the regionals, the Westonbirt Voyagers and the Birtbots. Birtbots came back with a Robot Design Trophy and Westonbirt Yoyagers came back with the Champions Award, securing a spot in the nationals.

The nationals were held in Harrogate, about a four and a half hour drive from Westonbirt. There were six of us. We checked in at our hotel and then we got changed and went out for dinner. We went to a pizza resturant and the pizza was great. After that, we headed to the hotel. We spent about two hours working on our project. We finally all had showers and went to bed. We woke up early at 6.30 and got ready for the day ahead. We arrived at the convention center and sent up our new pit. We didn’t win but we were awarded a core values trophy and had a lot of fun!