First Robotics ReBound Rumble

Kohala High School

 More than 1,000 high school students from around the world will had the opportunity to showcase their hard work after an intense six weeks of designing and building an original robot in the FIRST Hawaii Regional Robotics Competition.  FIRST = For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

Honokaa High School

The 2012 Rebound Rumble robotics game is played between two Alliances of three teams each.  Each Alliance competes by trying to score as many of the basketballs in the hoops as possible during the two minute and 15-second match.  

Congratulations to Kohala High School which represented Hawaii at the 2012 FIRST Championships in St. Louis, MO.  Also representing Hawaii are Baldwin High, Island Pacific Academy, Kealakehe High, Waialua High, and Kalani High.

Hilo High School

HAWAI‘I ROBOTICS TEAMS QUALIFY FOR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Rep Nakashima with Kohala High School FIRST Robotics Team

HONOLULU – Waialua High, McKinley High and Kealakehe High School robotics teams won this year’s FIRST in Hawai‘i Regional Robotics Competition, qualifying them to move on to the 2011 FIRST Robotics Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, April 27-30. In all, six teams from Hawai‘i schools have secured spots in the international championship, ensuring the Aloha State will be well represented in the prestigious competition dubbed the “Super Bowl of Smarts.”

After an exciting weekend of competition, including 55 qualifying matches and a high-energy finals bracket match-up of the top 24 teams, six Hawai‘i teams battled for the championship title including a three-team alliance of Baldwin, Waiakea and Lahainaluna High Schools and an opposing alliance of Waialua, McKinley and Kealakehe High Schools. In a best two-of-three match, the Waialua, McKinley and Kealakehe alliance won in the third match.

Kohala High School Cowboy Robotics

Honoka'a High School Dragon Robotics