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TMS students showcase robotics projects at board meeting; presentations emphasize programming trial-and-error and competition format
Summary
Middle school students from TMS demonstrated robotics projects and described coding, practice routines, and tournament rules and scoring to the board, highlighting trial-and-error development, use of Bluetooth to load code, and collaborative missions between tables.
Students from TMS demonstrated three robots and described their programming, game missions and practice process during a public presentation to the Central SD 13J Board.
Student presenters explained that their team is split into three or four mini teams that choose a robot for tournament play and that coding involves substantial trial and error. One student described using a numbering system to select saved programs and a green button to run a selected routine. Another explained that the team uses a device to align the robot consistently and that code is downloaded over Bluetooth by connecting to the hub.
Students described mission examples from the competition, including tasks that score extra points when items are delivered to a target area, a shared mission between two tables that can award additional points if a piece ends on the opposing table, and a difficult “dragon” mission some teams find challenging. Presenters noted time limits for runs (described as 2 minutes and 30 seconds) and that robots’ attachments must fit deployment constraints at the start of a match.
Board members praised the students’ presentations and noted the enthusiasm and technical skill on display. The item was presented as a student showcase; no board action was required.
