Game Changers

An unusual season that began in the unusual year of 2020. Ultimate Goal found us at a crossroads given the current pandemic situation, but we managed to rally and bounce back with renewed energy, without losing sight of our main goal: to #growgenerations! - In February, we participated in Demopunk to get used to the competition, collaborated with the team at Super to organize a VVRobotsxSuper-branded festival titled “Put the A in STEAM,” began organizing a series of webinars, and launched the vvrobots.ro website. At the regional stage, we ranked 15th in the overall standings and won 3rd place at the DESIGN AWARD. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to advance further, but the experience we gained has only helped us in the current season. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Freight Frenzy

Our main goal throughout the season was to build the most efficient robot possible that would secure our first-ever spot in the FTC national competition. Of course, we encountered some unexpected obstacles that affected us to varying degrees, but we had to overcome them. In October, we launched the “eROBOTICS” project, through which we encouraged young people in the local community to take better care of the environment via a series of webinars led by team members or experts in the field. In November, the webinars were complemented by physical activities that initially took place on our high school campus and later expanded throughout the city. We were thus able to lay the groundwork for a more educated generation, clean up the city, and do other good deeds. We collected empty plastic bottles, in exchange for which we received vouchers for food products that we gave to people in difficult circumstances.

PowerPlay

Consistency, determination, and strategy are among the few things that distinguish a team that keeps improving from one that gives up after a setback. In 2022, we participated in SEASON 7 of the FTC competition. Our technical goal was to build a robot that was both aesthetically pleasing and fast. In addition to successfully qualifying for the national stage for the FIRST TIME since we began participating in the First Tech Challenge. The main marketing projects were “Robot Code: Green Planet” and “We Put The A In STEAM.” Green Planet is the activity that helped us clean up the environment by collecting batteries and light bulbs that are usually thrown in the trash. The second activity involved students writing poems and posting them along with photos they took themselves. In this project, we set out to inspire, to prove that robots are artists, and to educate the next generation of innovators by incorporating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into the art of poetry and photography. In short…POWERPLAY was a success for the VVROBOTS team.

Center Stage

For the VVRobots team, SEASON #8 of the FTC competition was a success. At the regional stage, we were able to connect and train with many teams. We learned a lot about ourselves, as well as how other teams respond when faced with challenges. Our main activities were “We Put The A In STEAM,” where we painted certain areas of our high school, brought literature closer to students, and mastered the art of recycling through workshops with over 100 students. In addition to art, we made sure to introduce innovative and sustainable ideas into the school environment, so we recycled batteries and light bulbs that would normally have been thrown away. We also implemented small systems to maintain the humidity of the plants in the hallways of the “Vlaicu Vodă” National High School. Overall, this season taught us an important lesson: Never give up, even when it seems like nothing is moving forward.

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