Robotics Learning (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Innovation First Inc. sponsored 4 students and one teacher from SMK Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur to compete in the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship 2010 which took place at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, USA from April 22-24, 2010. The students had spent 8 months learning how to build and to design robots using the VEX Robotics Design System.
These students were the first ever Malaysians to represented Malaysia for the first time at the World Championships. They named their team, Team One Malaysia (Team 2468). The four students were;
- Abdul Hakim Bin Mazeli, (16 years old)
- Cheong Jian Foong, (14 years old)
- Ali Imran Bin Mohd Salleh (15 years old)
- Ram A/L T. Manikavaasagan (16 years old)
The VEX robots were engineered, by the students, in line with the 2010 game challenge called ‘Clean Sweep’ which involved students applying their programming skills and strategic thinking to defeat their opponents. This event included qualifying teams from over 14 countries including Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
In total over 392 teams were divided into four divisions which were named Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each division had 98 teams. Team One Malaysia was placed in the Mathematics Division. Although it was the first time participation for a team from Malaysia, Team One Malaysia managed to beat half of the other teams in their division. The final result, Team One Malaysia ranked 42 in their division.
Congratulations TEAM 1MALAYSIA! You did GREAT!
What made this competition an even a memorable event was that Team One Malaysia got the chance to meet and greet with the robotics genius, Grant Imahara, host of the Discovery Channel’s hit show “Mythbusters”. He was the Master of Ceremony for this World Championships.
Robotics Learning hopes to send more teams from Malaysia to the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship 2011. If you want to be a part of this great event, then do not hesitate to contact team Robotics Learning.
