Robotics

Robotics

VEX IQ Robotics Competition – Monday 26 August

The recent VEX IQ competition brought together 20 teams, including eight from Pymble, composed of our enthusiastic Year 5 and 6 students. This event marked the first competition experience for many of these young engineers, and they truly rose to the occasion. All teams competed with incredible focus and determination.

Throughout the competition, the students demonstrated their ability to stay composed and engaged, whether during matches or while interacting with the judges. The excitement in the air was palpable as they navigated the challenges and celebrated their achievements together. Their teamwork, respect for one another, and consideration for the event and its volunteers did not go unnoticed and are truly commendable.

A special congratulations goes to team 6510U for earning the Design Award. This prestigious award recognizes their outstanding ability to document and explain their engineering design process through their engineering notebook and during their team interview. Their dedication to thoroughly understanding and articulating their design journey is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of the entire team. Well done to all our Pymble teams for their exemplary performance and for making us proud!

  • Team 6510A – Chhichi Lee (Year 5), Stephanie Port (Year 6), Carolyn Sang (Year 5)
  • Team 6510B – Diya Dhanpal (Year 6), Mia Farthing (Year 5), Aisha Younus (Year 5)
  • Team 6510D – Alice Na (Year 5), Rebecca Cooke (Year 5), Genevieve Wong (Year 5), Hayley Du (Year 5)
  • Team 6510E – Pipi Chen (Year 5), Julie Kang (Year 5), Caroline Liu (Year 5), Audrey Chen (Year 5), Dorothy Ban (Year 5)
  • Team 6510G – Evie Cho (Year 5), Tia Gao (Year 6), Anaiya Patel (Year 5), Alexandra Qiu (Year 6)
  • Team 6510J – Emma Deere (Year 5), Emily Horniak (Year 5), Sarah Lu (Year 5), Lucy Ma (Year 5), Alicia Miao (Year 5), Jessica Xu (Year 5)
  • Team 6510U – Bianca Ng (Year 6), Chelsea Wang (Year 6), Lily Zhang (Year 6), Adeline Wu (Year 6)
  • Team 6510V – Lydia Chen (Year 6), Emma Fu (Year 6), Charlotte Wu (Year 6), Emma Popli (Year 6)

More Robotics results below the photos!

VEX V5 Robotics Competition – Saturday 31 August

This past Saturday, we hosted an exciting VEX V5 competition in the Junior School hall, where 17 teams, including five from Pymble, came together for a day full of action. Families and friends filled the hall to support the teams as they put their robots to the test. The competition featured intense matches with four robots on the field at once—two on the red alliance and two on the blue—battling it out to score points. There was also a challenge where robots played the game on their own, trying to score as many points as possible.

Each year, VEX introduces a new game, and this year’s challenge was all about robots handling 17cm rings and scoring them on different height goals. To make things even more interesting, the robots have a ladder to climb, with the highest rung at 1.16m. It was incredible to see the students tackle these challenges, and we’re especially grateful to the volunteers who gave up their time to help make the day special.

The competition brought together teams with all kinds of experience levels. Some teams had been competing in VEX V5 for three to four years, while others, including our Pymble teams, were there for the first or second time. It was a great learning experience for everyone, and it was inspiring to see the newer teams learning from the more experienced ones.

A big congratulations to Team 65100R for winning the Think Award, recognizing their innovative programming approach to solving the game’s challenges, and to Team 65100K for the Judges Award for their special recognition. We’re also proud of all our Pymble teams for showing great teamwork and excitement throughout the competition.

  • Team 65100E – Hannah Murphy (Year 8), Anagha Kandala (Year 8), Madeleine King (Year 7), Aahana Paliwal (Year 8), Paanya Khatri (Year 8)
  • Team 65100H – Jennifer Xu (Year 7), Thalia Wang (Year 7), Georgia Halliday (Year 7)
  • Team 65100K – Penny Xing (Year 7), Jing Yuan Liu (Year 7), Athena Wu (Year 7), Arabella Hoang (Year 7)
  • Team 65100M – Calla Zhu (Year 8), Jane Zhang (Year 8), Ava Christofides (Year 8), Zoe An (Year 7), Savenya Maganaarachchi (Year 8)
  • Team 65100R – Kathy Wang (Year 8), Lily Xing (Year 8), Joyce Li (Year 8), Erica Kwok (Year 8)

Cristhina Boni Lavratti

Robotics Manager