Queenstown high school students to represent NZ at robotics world ‘Olympics’

A bunch of talented Queenstown high school students have been selected to represent New Zealand at the “Olympics” of robotics.

Wakatipu High School students Tannin Heeley, 14, Monique Rider, 13, Pearce Summerfield, 14, Josh Nyberg, 14 and Minnie Tam, 14, will compete in the FIRST Global Challenge in Dubai, in October.

Rider said the team, known as the Queenstown Robostormers, combined technical, engineering, software programming and electronics skills to achieve their robotic goals but the competition required wider skills.

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