Techblazers team won third place in the U.S. Championship
From March 18 to 20, 2024, the globally anticipated VEX IQ U.S. Championship was held as scheduled in the United States. This is a VEX IQ middle school group championship hosted by the U.S. CREATE Foundation, also known as the U.S. Open Robotics Tournament. This competition is not only one of the largest robot competitions in the world but also the largest robot competition in the United States, attracting many top middle school robot teams from around the world to compete and show their charm and strength.
On this globally watched stage, our Techblazers team sent a team composed of three members, code-named 13697A. This team is led by our head coach, Tony, and composed by our team members. Our team set off from Toronto, Canada, and after a 15-hour long drive, finally arrived at Council Bluffs in the state of Iowa, USA, starting our competition journey. Our team is well-prepared, full of confidence and anticipation, hoping to show our strength on this global stage and win honor.
The VEX IQ Teamwork competition is an important part of the VEX IQ Challenge, emphasizing team cooperation. In this mode, two teams ally to jointly complete tasks for high scores. The competition is conducted within 60 seconds, and the tasks include operating different game elements. All scores are jointly obtained by the alliance, emphasizing the importance of team cooperation. The team’s robot needs to comply with the design rules of the VEX IQ Challenge, and the key to the success of the competition is effective communication and strategy formulation. The competition score is used to award the Teamwork Champion, and there are also other awards. The competition is usually divided into two stages: qualification and finals.
Our team went all out in the competition, aiming to score the highest points. In training and mock competitions, our team demonstrated a very high level of competitiveness. In the mock competitions, our team scored a perfect score of 165. We successfully entered the finals, and the team also showed a very high level of competitiveness in the finals. In the finals, although our teammates performed well and made no mistakes, unfortunately, due to unexpected circumstances with the collaborative team, we did not achieve the expected score. Despite this, we are very satisfied with our results. We won third place!
This competition allowed us to deeply experience the charm of technological innovation, as well as the fun of communicating with teams from all over the world. Each participating team has its own unique design and strategy, and we learned a lot of valuable things from them. This exchange of culture and knowledge made us feel that this competition is not just a competition, but also a valuable learning and growth experience.
This competition experience was a valuable opportunity for learning and growth for us. We will cherish this experience and turn it into our motivation to move forward. In the future, we will continue to work hard, constantly improving our skills and abilities, to show our talents on a larger stage and demonstrate our strength and potential to the world.