To reach the grand final in Australia, teams from the Cambourne Educational Robotics Club (CERC) competed with 75 regional champions from schools across the UK and Ireland. At the IET-backed FIRST LEGO League UK Final, CERC teams achieved 2nd, 5th, and 8th places. The winning team was Exploding Ketchup, an out of school group.
“Previously, participating in the Nationals was a significant milestone, representing Cambridgeshire on a national stage. Now, we are thrilled to announce that the Cambourne (Cambridge) Children, securing an overall 2nd place in the UK National Champions, have earned the honour of representing the UK in Sydney this July for the Asia-Pacific FIRST LEGO Championship!”
The Cambourne team members who will represent the UK in Australia are as follows:
- Mehta, A
- Jagdale, V
- Chandawar, A
- Patil, A
- Wang, Y
- Singla, P
- Kucharalapati, S
- Mamidi, S
- Dave, S
- Varma, Y
Note that Dr Bhattacharya also highlighted the commendable performance of two additional teams from Wales and Glasgow in the national arena. It meant that, in total, her organsiation – run with her husband Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya, had mentored 125 children, aged 8 to 14, from 32 schools across the UK for the FIRST LEGO Robotics competitions this year.
Congratulations to all who took part!
Time for the big one!
The Champion Award goes to… Exploding Ketchup!
Amazing work team!
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