Parklands College to world finals
From left are the sponsor of the event, Rajesh Pasungili, WRO board member, Petra Rees, Parklands College pupils Joshua Salter, Ewan Eichbauer, and sponsor Khanyisile Ntsenge.
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Parklands College pupils made history at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Nationals in Pretoria on Saturday, September 13, when three teams secured their place among the world’s best.
The team names are TechnoBlade, HTDR, and HyperTech 2.0, TechnoBlade and HTDR shone in the “Mars Exploration” challenge, with TechnoBlade taking Junior gold in 72 seconds and HTDR silver plus a Singapore spot. HyperTech 2.0 swept Elementary with a flawless 155 points in 66 seconds.
The teams are set to represent South Africa at the international finals in Singapore from Wednesday, November 26, until Friday, September 28.
From left, Rajesh Pasungili, Petra Rees, Kishan Murugan, Hui Quan Sun, and Khanyisile Ntsenge
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Pictured from left are, sponsor Rajesh Pasungil, WRO board member Petra Rees, Parklands College pupils Matthew Francke, Luan Odendaal, Veer Atwaru, and the sponsor of the event, Khanyisile Ntsenge.
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