Patana Vex IQ robotics is going from strength to strength, with students achieving higher accolades each year.
On Saturday 21st Feb, during half-term, four Patana Vex IQ robotics teams made up of students from Year 6 – Year 9 entered the Thailand Cup. They brought along their Vex IQ robots which they have been developing through the ECA Blocks A and B this academic year.
The competition was fierce with over 40 teams representing schools from all over Bangkok. The day started at 7:30am in the morning and after many rounds of qualification one team (67282B – Renji, RayRay, Sam, Shawn and Tee. D) made it into the finals, finishing 6th overall.
Our other teams also did well with the Year 9 students (Christina S, Thomas W and Rian S) being presented with two different awards. The first was for the Autonomous challenge in which they came in third after successfully coding their robot to score points completely autonomously. The second was the Judges’ Amaze Award, which was awarded to the team for their excellent engineering notebook and team interview during which they were able to articulate their design decisions and explain with confidence how their robot worked.
A big well done to all the ECA students from 2025/26 season. It is a big commitment, but certainly worth it as together we develop so many valuable skills linked to design, collaboration, perseverance and friendly competition. Also, a big thank you to Mr Taylor and Ms Alex T who supported the teams along the way, through two ECA blocks and on the competition days as well.
