An extremely successful inaugural Otago regional RoboCup competition was held on 28 July in the Hutton Theatre at Otago Museum.

RoboCup Junior is a national and international Robotics Competition for all Primary and Secondary students. Student teams develop robots to compete in one or more of three competitions. These are Dance, Soccer and Rescue. This competition is now in its fourth year in New Zealand. It feeds from regional competitions in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and Dunedin into a national competition. There are also finals at Australasian and International levels.

2007 Results 

Junior Dance:
First: Jiggers – Kaikorai Primary School, Dunedin
Runner-up: St Gerards Red – St Gerards, Alexandra

Senior Dance:
First: Taieri Dance group – Taieri College, Mosgiel
Runner-up: Kadillak – Kings High School, Dunedin

Junior Rescue:
First: St Gerards Red – St Gerards, Alexandra
Runner-up:  Otago Boys High School B, Dunedin

Senior Rescue:
First: /dev/null – Logan Park, Dunedin
Runner-up: Otago Boys High School C, Dunedin

Junior Soccer:
First: Otago Boys High School A, Dunedin
Runner-up: Tahuna Soccer – Tahuna Intermediate, Dunedin

Senior Soccer:
First: Taieri College Soccer, Taieri College, Mosgiel
Runner-up: /dev/null – Logan Park, Dunedin

If you would like your school to be a part of this challenging, highly motivating competition next year contact the people below for more details.

Contact Details
Otago Regional Competition
Leah Porter – leah.porter@otagomuseum.govt.nz
Helen Horner – helen.horner@otagomuseum.govt.nz

An introduction workshop for teachers who are interested in finding out more about using robotics in their technology programmes will be held at the Otago Museum 5.00pm, Thursday 22 May 2008. This will include details of further teacher workshops, curriculum-linked education programmes, after-school and holiday programmes offered for students, support available and details of how to prepare your students for RoboCup 2008.

Please contact informationdesk@otagomuseum.govt.nz for further details and to secure your place.

Registration Form 2008
Media Release Form 2008

Links
Otago Museum Discovery World
Otago Museum Teacher's Page
www.engineeringdunedin.net - Engineering Dunedin Incorporated - engineering cluster website

Useful Information for Teachers
Dance Rules 2008
Rescue Rules 2008
Soccer Rules 2008
Rescue Field
Gen 2 Field Construction - Floor
Soccer
Soccer 2
RJC Dance Rules 2008