Camp Eureka Winter 2011 Recap

All in all, the Hilo Viking Robotics club considers the past camp a great success.  All of the kids exceeded our expectations tremendously, producing creative robots that never ceased to amaze us.  We’d like to thank all of the parents for supporting our program and your child’s love for robotics.  Mahalo nui loa, and hope to see you again soon!

–Pictures will be up soon

VEX Exhibition at Kealakehe HS

This past weekend, the HVR team attended the VEX Exhibition at Kealakehe High School. This competition was an opportunity for all the teams on the Big Island to talk with other teams, show off their robots and their mad skills. As for how we did, HVR ended up taking first place! It was great to talk with the other teams and see what they did differently. A big mahalo to the Kealakehe Robotics team for putting this event together! It was a blast.

Back From Pan Pacific VEX

Every year, the biggest VEX competition in the world is held right in our state, on the island of Oahu. Teams from all over the world are invited to join, and we had the privilege of being one of the 104 teams in the competition.

Hilo Viking Robotics improved immensely. This year, we made it through the seeding matches, placing 13th out of 104th. Our score was 6 wins, 0 ties, 1 loss (6-0-1). Together with our alliance partners Honoka’a and Iolani High school, we made it to the semi-finals. All in all, we believe that we’ve improved not just in terms of making it farther, but as a team. Every member of the team contributed to our victory. Well done, my friends.

Last but not least, a BIG thank you to all of our sponsors for making everything possible, and to our mentors and advisors for supporting 110% us every step of the way. Mahalo!