Boldly, Autonomously, and Without Reservation

Puerto Rico

Boldly, Autonomously, and Without Reservation

Beautiful beaches, incredible cuisine, and fierce robotic competition awaits all at the Puerto Rico WRO Invitational! Last week saw two of our teams, Stunky Monkeys and AR 24, heading over to the Puerto Rico to compete in the World Robot Olympiad Invitations! These two teams were asked to represent Canada on the world stage, an […]

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First Win for Milton Christian School’s Robotics Team

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First Win for Milton Christian School’s Robotics Team

At Zebra Robotics, we are proud of all of our robotics teams, but we are especially delighted when a team first reaps the rewards of their collaboration and determination. Milton Christian School (MCS)’s Republic of MCS is just such a team.  Republic of MCS is advancing to provincial competition in First Lego League (FLL) after […]

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Hard Work Deserves Celebration

Deepak Anand

Hard Work Deserves Celebration

Just this past weekend, we had an incredibly important celebration for our national and international World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) competitors! Wanting to celebrate their achievements we had been hard at work setting up a small event for the kids this Saturday, with demonstrations, speeches, and of course, food. But behind the scenes, Jami had been […]

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Representing Canada on the World Stage

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Representing Canada on the World Stage

Last month, Sunday June 4th, marked the WRO National Finals in which eleven Zebra Robotics teams fiercely competed using the knowledge and skills they acquired over the curriculum. But you might be wondering, what were the achievements that brought these Zebra students to the international stage?

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STEM Education and Competitions

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STEM Education and Competitions

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When it comes to STEM education and being immersed in the fields of Science and Technology there is nothing with quite the same effect as competing with like-minded individuals to test not only knowledge but collaborative ability, as well as critical and adaptive thinking.

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An Anticipated Return to the Podium

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An Anticipated Return to the Podium

After two long years without the thrill of competing in-person, students were excited to get back into the spotlight and chase wins; and what a return it was. Exceeding our usual number of teams, we resolved to field up to fifteen teams this season for the World Robotics Olympiad (WRO) and Zone01 competitions. Of the […]

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FLAME-X share their experience – Part I

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FLAME-X share their experience – Part I

FLAME-X

This blog was written by FLAME-X team member Vishal Prakash, who has participated in two FLL seasons, for team Astroneers and FLAME-X. His team won awards at regionals and advanced to provincials. The 2019-20 FLL season proved to be a very eventful and fun experience for my team and I. FLL is a competition that […]

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How competition may benefit learning.

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How competition may benefit learning.

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What makes STEM competitions so special? The spirit of competition is one of those things we are all blessed with as children. But most of us tend to lose this competitive edge as we age. The good thing is, kids hardly ever have an ulterior motive when competing. For them, it’s merely about besting the […]

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