A community-based team made up of Greater Victoria high school students has been invited to represent Canada at the Asia Pacific Open Championship in Sydney, Australia in July. FIX IT competes against other teams in the FIRST Tech Challenge in British Columbia. FIRST is a global organization meant for inspiring youth to get involved in STEM.
After FIX IT won this year’s provincial competition they were invited to an international competition. FIX IT had previously won the 2017 world championships in Houston, but now with a brand new team the world championship could be a surprising challenge.
At the start of every robotics season in September, a game is released globally to every robotics team. Teams start developing their robot to compete in the game. The young engineers take mobility, size, speed, and the challenge into consideration when coming up with unique designs…
