A ROBOTICS Technoclub at Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn have been invited to represent the UK in the Robotics World Festival in St Louis, USA, at the end of the month.

Members of Team Lightning say they are delighted to be the very first Welsh team to represent the UK in the 25-year history of the event.

Competing against teams from over 50 countries around the world, the Newcastle Emlyn secondary school team were awarded Best Robot Design at the UK and Ireland competition in Bristol earlier this year and will try to repeat this success in St Louis.

Each year, robotics teams undertake a two-part challenge based on a real-world topic. This season, teams explored what might become possible when we work together with our animal allies via a Project and Robot Game.

The Robot Game sees teams build and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions on a playing field. Each mission represents the many ways innovation and technology have enabled humans and animals to exchange learning, friendship, help, daily needs, protection, amusement, and love.

“It all really started with Mrs Ling, who was driving us to the regional competition, who said, `If you don’t go on to win today, I won’t be driving you home’," they recalled. “From that point onwards, we were particularly focused to win!"

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