Heritage Seniors Win Top Awards at RoboCon Robotics Competition
During the Easter holidays, following over a term of dedicated preparation, two teams from Heritage competed in Hills Road Sixth Form College’s RoboCon — a highly competitive robotics event for Year 9–11 students.
Our pupils designed, built and programmed their own robots to compete in an arena challenge, where the goal was to capture and steal blocks while avoiding collisions with walls, vertical columns and rival robots — hazards that could (and sometimes did) cause significant damage to their machines.
The teams showcased two distinct robot designs: one developed using CAD software alongside laser cutting and 3D printing technologies, and another created through hand-drawn plans and traditional construction methods.
As is often the case with this two-day event, the first day was a mix of intense effort and last-minute problem-solving. Teams made rapid modifications to meet competition regulations — with drills and saws in action — and worked to ensure their software performed reliably in the arena environment.
Day two brought outstanding success. The Heritage teams secured both first and second place in the final knockout stage, competing against a strong field of innovative and highly capable young engineers.
Congratulations to all sixteen teams from across Cambridgeshire for their hard work and creativity in bringing their robotic ideas to life.
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