My Participation In The Prince Of Wales Robotics Team

My Participation in the Prince of Wales Robotics Team


TOPIC 2. An experience or achievement that has had significant meaning in your

life ( You may discuss an obstacle that you have overcome )


     The  intellectual achievement that I feel is my most prominent academic

experience is participating, for the second consecutive year, in the Prince of

Wales Robotics Team.  This was an opportunity to gain valuble insights into

designing and manufacturing electrical robots with fellow teammates and

professional engineers.

     Firstly, in connection with my involvement in the Robotics Team, I was

able to learn the systematic ways of applying textbook material to realistic

problem solving. This was my greatest challenge. As a member of a core group, we

were able to devise a functional remote-controlled robot designed to achieve a

specific task under the constraints of time. As a consequence of team effort and

ingenuity, we ranked first in our province of British Columbia at the 1996

National Championships. Another aspect of my participation with this high school

club in problem solving was to acquire the neccessary funds in the construction

materials, competition fees as well as for personal expenses required for

traveling outside the province for competitions. Fund-raising was both stressful

and difficult due to the fact that corporate sponsors had limited resources and

could not finance to the extent that had been previously predicted. As time

progressed, the situation worsened simply because the district school board

received financial cuts due to the reduced provincial budget. The problem of

convincing sponsors outside of the norm became a task in itself. With this type

of experience, I am sure that I can organize a better fund-raising scheme as anThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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