LEGO robots battled in the ring at Central Okanagan Public Schools 9th Annual District SumoBot Competition. This year, the event was held in The Commons at UBCO and it was an awesome venue for 80 different school teams to test their creations in friendly competition.
To be successful in the SumoBot, student teams strategize, design, build, and program LEGO MINDSTORMS® robots to autonomously seek out and either flip or push their competitor’s robot out of the ring. Through research, trial and error, and hands-on experience, students ages 9 – 14 learn to problem solve and grow their appreciation and interest in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
Thank you to all of the parent and teacher volunteers who make this event possible and thank you to our amazing hosts at UBC Okanagan!