The University of Queensland has hosted the annual RoboCup Junior Queensland Championships this week with 100 teams from over 30 Queensland schools competing in the categories of robot dance, rescue and soccer.
The junior winners (listed below) included Pacific Pines Primary and Brisbane Boys’ College whose teams won the dance and rescue challenges.
The event saw senior winners Somerville House and North Lakes State College win the dance and rescue challenges. The soccer challenge which included both junior and senior teams was won by St Patrick’s College (Mackay).
The event was organised by UQ's School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) and was held at the UQ Centre, St Lucia.
Associate Professor Stephen Wilson said teams had been preparing all year for the event by building and programming robots.
“The focus of RoboCup Junior is to educate students not only to understand the science and technology behind robotics but also to learn how to achieve results through team work,” he said.
Associate Professor Wilson said RoboCup Junior was created to stimulate the interest of students into artificial intelligence and robotics by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies could be integrated and examined.
He said that RoboCup Junior promoted learning, teamwork and enjoyment.
“RoboCup Junior provides a unique opportunity for participants with a variety of interests and strengths to work as a team to achieve a common goal,” he said.
The winners are eligible to compete in the 2008 RoboCup Junior Australian Open Championships held in Perth next month.
RESULTS
Junior Dance
1st place: Pacific Pines Power, Pacific Pines Primary School, Gold Coast
2nd place:Churchie Ninjas, Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane area
3rd place - tie between Susie and the Rockers, Saint Francis Xavier School, Cairns and
Space Invaders, Yeronga State School, Brisbane area
Rescue
1st place: Koops, Brisbane Boys’ College, Brisbane area
2nd place: Rescue One, Churchie, Brisbane area
3rd place: N.O.M.A.D., Churchie, Brisbane area
Soccer
1st place: Deus Ex Machina, St Patrick's College, Mackay
2nd place: Firsts, Brisbane Boys' College, Brisbane area
3rd place: Goblin Techies, St Patrick's College, Mackay
Senior Dance
1st place: SomeOne, Somerville House, Brisbane area
2nd place: Morayfield Mac, Morayfield State High School, Brisbane area
3rd place: Four Musketeers, Redcliffe State High School, Brisbane area
Premier Rescue
1st place: North Lakes SES, North Lakes State College, Brisbane area
2nd place: North Lakes Dynamo, North Lakes State College, Brisbane area
3rd place: Morayfield CM, Morayfield State High School, Brisbane area
Media: For more information, contact Steve Forster (telephone 07 3365 2382, email: s.forster@uq.edu.au )
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