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Team Guyana on top after Day 1

 
ray 2017-07-18 09:19:41 

Congrats

 
black 2017-07-18 09:23:56 

In reply to ray

Pretty impressive.

 
DAVE400 2017-07-18 10:07:59 

Good to see,

 
Kay 2017-07-18 11:41:18 

Well done kids.... kudos and keep it up!!

 
StumpCam 2017-07-18 12:23:25 

Very impressive! We small, but we tallawah!
wink

 
imusic 2017-07-18 12:44:12 

Nice!

 
Tryangle 2017-07-18 13:36:56 

This international robotics competition is cool stuff indeed. Best of luck to all the regional teams involved.

 
steveo 2017-07-18 16:07:51 

Very impressive. I am not seeing the first world countries, is it like a "special" competition?

 
ray 2017-07-18 17:31:15 

In reply to steveo

they all have reps....

 
BeatDball 2017-07-18 17:53:56 

Bang on! Lil axe does chop dung big tree! Didn't know those fligging guyneez were as bright as that girl britetoe from Doorn Haag village Leguan Island!
big grin cool wink

 
Dan_De_Lyan 2017-07-18 17:58:49 

Link Text


The international competition, organized by FIRST Global, is an annual robotics challenge to ignite a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among the more than two billion youths across the world.


STEM in a big US initiative

No "special" here! SPECIALIST tho

 
DirtyDan 2017-07-18 18:14:18 

great stuff GT

 
ray 2017-07-19 09:54:20 

They finished 10th out of 165...

Big Congrats!!!

 
Tryangle 2017-07-19 13:01:49 

Afghanistan entered an all-girl's team, how cool is that. Ivanka was impressed.

ray do you have a link to the results? Can't find anything except a Top 5 list.

 
ray 2017-07-19 14:28:07 

In reply to Tryangle

here you go

not a link to the results...just a story on the team finishing 10th

 
googley 2017-07-19 14:48:13 

The first link Ray posted shows 3 chaps with drink cups in their hands at 3 people actually working! Hail Guyana! lol lol


now imagine if all were working, they would have won! razz


in all seriousness, congrats to the yutes!

 
Tryangle 2017-07-19 15:19:29 

Thanks and no problem ray. Bermuda also sent a team, want to see how they did.

It's really such a cool venture.

 
Kay 2017-07-19 15:37:11 

In reply to Tryangle

They have enlisted the technical help of 35th America’s Cup Softbank Team Japan’s systems and software engineer Pekka Ahthonen, president and CEO of Mallon Associates International Dave Mallon who has a PhD in Computer Science, and self proclaimed “geek”, BHS director of advancement Jennifer Burland Adams. Trunomi and Argus, as well as the Ministry of Education and Department of ICT Policy and Innovation

I have to view this competition differently now since you are allowed to cheat...sad