Custom-built LEGO robots will do battle as the popular SumoBot event returns to Kelowna this week. Pictured is a SumoBot event held in 2019.
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June 07, 2022 - 7:00 PM
Custom-built LEGO robots will do battle as the popular SumoBot event returns to Kelowna this week.
Young people between the ages of 9 and 14 will do battle with their robots, June 9, at the Central Okanagan school district’s Hollywood Road Education Service building.
STEAM/Learning Technology consultant Tobia Blaskovits said the last time the school district held the SumoBot event was in 2019, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“To be successful in the SumoBot, teams must strategize, design, build and program a robot to autonomously seek out and either flip or push their competitor’s robot out of the ring,” according to a school district media release.
The students do the research and experiment with their creations through a trial and error process giving them a chance to problem solve while stoking their interest in science and technology.
A SumoBot event held in 2019.
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A SumoBot event held in 2019.
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