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Mililani Mauka Elementary Students Succeed In Robotics
(From left) Mililani Mauka Elementary School students Brody Tanita, Leah Blomberg and Yuta Honda are winners in the Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship. PHOTO COURTESY MILILANI MAUKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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A trio of Mililani Mauka Elementary School students has much to be proud about. The kids of Team 241M cap- tured the excellence award at the Robotics Education & Competition Foundation’s Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship 2021.
eo streaming to unite teams worldwide with their com- petition and robots in ways never seen before.
tors from around the world. The team’s commitment to achieving this award with the unwavering support of teachers, mentors, and par- ents make this moment very special,” Mantz adds.
Mililani Mauka’s VEX IQ team consists of fifth grad- ers Leah Blomberg and Yuta Honda, as well as fourth grader Brody Tanita.
“We are proud of the team’s accomplishments and all they’ve done, especially since the pandemic created many obstacles to compe- tition. They persevered and through great teamwork, were awarded the excellence award in their division,” states the team’s head coach, Dave Morishige.
REC Foundation’s goal is to increase students’ interest in STEM fields by involving them in hands-on robotics engineering programs.
During online event, more than 1,600 teams from 30 countries and 49 U.S. states competed in timed, exhil- arating matches with their custom-built robots. The el- ementary school tournament featuring pupils from around the world took place May 24- 26.
“Taking home this award is a major milestone that demonstrates perseverance, creativity and sportsmanship, which is the cornerstone of the competition,” states REC Foundation CEO Dan Mantz.
Meanwhile, VEX Robot- ics is a top provider of ed- ucational and competitive robotics products to schools and robotics teams across the world.
Assuring the safety of its robotics community because to the pandemic, this event adapted to a virtual format.
than 70 nations. The cham- pionship was presented by Northrop Grumman Founda- tion.
“We’re extremely proud of these winners along with all the dedicated competi-
For more information about the event, visit vex- worlds.com. Students, teach- ers and mentors looking to get involved with the new season can go to roboticsed- ucation.org.
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