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ROBOTICS COMPETITION 

Introduction to Programming 
2016 - 2017

Educational project

8 junior-high Schools
 
Approximatively 300 students spread across 36 teams

from September 2016 to June 2017

Partnership with the Orléans City Hall


The overall target of the project is to get students to reflect on the value of digital and Enginneering domains, too rarely selected by girls.

Interest 

- Learn to be part of team and work remotely 
- Communication skills: Use of common tools (IBM community server dedicated to the project). 
- Document the work done.



Objectives 

 From September to June:
- Build a robot.
- Program the robot for the race : follow a predefined path and shoot at the targets.
- Maintain a blog up-to-date with the project status. 
- Document the project and prepare the final oral presentation. 

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 Lego box

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Race track 

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Programming

List of participating junior-high schools taking part to a one-day competition (details below): 
  1. Condorcet – Fleury les Aubrais           
  2. Dunois – Orléans                           
  3. Goupil - Beaugency 
  4. La Forêt – Trainou 
  5. Mendes France – Chécy 
  6. Montabuzard - Ingré 
  7. Prévert - Saint Jean le Blanc
  8. Val de Loire - Saint Denis en Val

Retrospective 

June 13th - 2017
Palais des Sports d'Orléans

Qualification and final phases 

All 36 teams compete.
1 team per school remained for the final race. 

Graduation ceremony  

Prize giving to delighted students

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The winners


  • Best blog: (collège Dunois, Orléans),
  • Best program:  (collège de la Forêt, Trainou),
  • Best course: (collège Dunois, Orléans), 
  • Best project documentation: (collège Dunois, Orléans),
  • Special  Jury Prize:  (collège Prévert, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc).



Retrospective 

Visit of the winners
At Lab'O & Altior

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The IBM Volunteer Team is looking forward to seeing you next year
for the 2nd edition of the robotics competition.