VEX Robotics Competition (VRC)
High Technology High School sponsors two teams of 6 students each to compete in this particular competition. Using the proprietary VEX kits, each team designs and builds a robot that completes a certain task (determined each year) in the fastest time possible. The robots must be able to operate both autonomously and under the control of a driver. The two teams can participate in up to three levels of competition, as detailed below.
Prospective team members apply by filling out an online form and by participating in robot-driving tryouts held at HTHS. Please note that this year's team members have already been chosen.
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On Saturday, December 10, 2016, the HTHS VEX Robotics Teams participated in a 42-team competition at South Brunswick High School. The competition included five rounds of individual robot skills performance testing, seven rounds of randomized team competition, and the final rounds to determine the tournament champion. During the final rounds, the team competition is no longer randomized, with the top six teams each choosing two other teams from the remaining field as partners.
HTHS has two teams, which are composed of the following students:
TEAM 765A
Alex Yao (team captain) Emily Liu Anjali Nambrath Arvind Yalavarti Kevin Yan Bryan Yao |
TEAM 765X
Darren Schachter (team captain) Zak Dasaro Kunaal Chaudhari Melina Muthuswamy Sathya Edamadaka Ananth Koppol Adithya Paramasivam |
The results of the competition are as follows:
Team 765X went undefeated and was named Tournament Champion and as a result qualified for the NJ State Championship to be held in Cherry Hill in March. During the final round 765X partnered with teams from The Ranney School (3815M) and Cherry Hill East (2616G). Team 765A, ranked ninth, was chosen as part of a separate alliance but was eliminated during the semifinal round. As a result of their outstanding performance throughout the day, 765X was also presented the Excellence Award.
Team 765A had the highest combined robotic skills score during the competition and was named Robot Skills Champion.
Both teams are now qualified for the state championship. We have two additional tournaments, one at Ranney and the other at the Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics & Engineering Technologies (MCASMET) where the teams will hone their skills and designs prior to the state tournament.
MATE Underwater Robotics Competition
IMPORTANT: Please note that as of the 2016-2017 school year, High Technology High School will no longer officially support, manage, or fund the MATE Underwater Robotics Competition.
The competition will now fall under the umbrella of an unaffiliated 4-H Club. For more information, please visit the 4-H Club's website.
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IEEE Robot Challenge
Teams of up to 4 students each build a two-legged robot using either the proprietary basic or automated kit from IEEE. Students use a variety of tools and machines found in HTHS' Tech Lab in order to construct their robots, and must also decorate the exterior of their robots to make them visually appealing. Students are judged by their oral presentation and by the quality of their handicraft as well as by their ability to walk their robots across a 6-foot obstacle course, either manually (if using the basic kit) or programmatically (if using the automated kit).