The Dominican team to the First Global Challenge or World Robotics Olympics held in Dubai from 24 to 27 October has brought home the bronze medal for their performance. The Dominican high school student team assembled a robot capable of solving environmental problems and addressing global climate change.
The team members were students Anthony Cruz Hernández, Jessica Reynoso González and Briana González Rodríguez all from the Liceo Científico Dr. Miguel Canela Lázaro. The vocational public high school is located in the former manufacturing free zone on the Carretera Manolo Tavarez Justo between Salcedo and Villa Tapia, in northeastern Hermanas Mirabal province.
Also part of the team were Juan Garrido La Paix from Colegio Cardenal Sancha in Santo Domingo East and Alexa Rodríguez Alcántara from the Centro Educativo María Inmaculada in Santo Domingo.
The students were accompanied by the teachers Waldu González and Issac Vásquez. Vásquez won the Outstanding Mentor award.
According to a press release, in addition to the bronze, the Dominicans won the “Safety Award” that is given to robots that meet all the requirements of the contest and certificates of excellence for the entire delegation.
The First Global Challenge (World Robotics Olympics) brought together the best around 1,000 students ages 14 to 18 from almost 200 countries, where they competed to demonstrate skills and intelligence as a team. Of the nine challenges that the Dominican team faced, it managed to overcome five with excellent results and that earned them the bronze medal.
The Liceo Científico team was led by Professor Waldu González and had the support of students Lisbeth González, Erismel Hernández and Luis Rivas, along with Professor José Enrique Ulloa in the creating of the robot. The students, during the days of the competition, demonstrated their technical skills by solving important problems, such as dealing with a complete loss of robot programming and their English language skills.
The participation of the students had the backing of the Ministry of Education and the Office of the First Lady.
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Diario Libre
31 October 2019