BB-R8ers Win Big at Pirates Pillage 2022
September 27, 2022
Under the leadership of first year engineering teacher David Ellich, the BB-R8ers were able to take home both a first and third place victory at Pirate’s Pillage, a First Robotics competition hosted by South Dade Senior High. The BB-R8ers entered the competition with two robots— named Candace and Blender Bot respectively— which each brought their own unique abilities to the game of Rapid React. Candace, the robot built by students for this past year’s First Robotics season, showed off her autonomous capabilities, precision shooting mechanics, and climbing power during the qualification and playoff matches. Built by students in the past month, Blender Bot’s defensive prowess was on full display as it competed alongside and against Candace.
The team’s collaboration and critical thinking skills were on full display. During the short breaks between matches, students were actively fixing problems that had arisen with both robots, ultimately tackling all complications that had been thrown their way. Students from the engineering program did not just compete in Pirate’s Pillage, but also helped construct the playing field prior to the actual competition.
