Western Robotics Club Excels at VEX Tournament

Last weekend, students from Western’s competitive Robotics Club competed at the VEX Robotics Tournament at STEM Innovation Academy, facing off against over 40 teams from across Alberta. After three months of hard work designing, building, and coding their robots for the game High Stakes, all eight of our teams performed admirably.

Six out of eight teams from Western made it to the eliminations round:

• 3300A (David A, Elida De B, Stella F, Oliver K, and Jeannie Y)
• 3300B (Naneh A, Edmon H, Kadence K, Leo K, Aaron L, Ruby McV, and Veer S)
• 3300C (Dean K, Nykin L, Graeme W, Fergus W, and Aris W)
• 3300D (Josh C, Aamir J, Courtney K, Zhangyu L, Ryan Q, and Ilya T)
• 3300E (Srihari K, Victor P, David W, Evan Y, and Logan Z)
• 3300G (Kiara/Kai C, Emily C, Diana L, and Christina Z)

Other successes included:

• Team 3300C reached the quarter-finals and is now ranked 3rd in Alberta for skills.
• Team 3300E ranked 7th, 3300C ranked 10th, and 3300D ranked 13th out of 45 teams in the qualifiers.
• Two of our club's volunteers and leaders were also part of the two winning teams at the event.

This first tournament of the season was a great start, and we’re excited for the next event, Mecha Mayhem, taking place February 7-9, 2025, at the BMO Centre. For more details, visit RobotEvents.

The students are already designing new robots and refining their builds for the upcoming competition. Please join us in congratulating them and supporting them at their next tournament!