Hanalani School is a robotic force to be reckoned with.
After three days of intense international competition, the Miliani students were named tournament champions for the second year in a row at the International Botball Tournament held during the Global Conference of Educational Robotics in Orange County, California over the weekend.
Competing among 64 teams from around the world, including Qatar, Austria, Poland and teams from across the United States, Hanalani's team dominated this years' tournament accumulating more than 100 points over the scores of other teams. Wahiawa Middle School also competed at the International tournament.
"None of Hanalani's team members are seniors, so I look forward to see what the team will bring to the competition next year," said Jimmy Miller, Hawaii's Botball Program Coordinator.
The 2011 Global Conference on Educational Robotics is an annual event, where middle school and high school students, educators, robotics enthusiasts, and professionals from across the world gather to connect with peers, discuss technology-related ideas, and enjoy an exciting autonomous robot tournament, the International Botball Tournament.
Earlier this year, Hawaii robotics teams also achieved global recognition when Waialua High School won the Chairman's Award at the FIRST Robotics World Championships in St. Louis, Missouri.
To learn more about robotics education in Hawai‘i, visit www.hawaiiroc.org.
