Today we were joined by BBC Spotlight, who came to visit us at Penpol to learn about our Food Waste project and how we’re fundraising to get to America. They interviewed us and filmed lots of clips of our Robot in action.
The program aired on TV and we received lots and lots of donations from people in Cornwall though our GoFundMe page straight afterwards – thank you everyone!
We’ve just received a lovely Good Luck message from our teacher friend in Singapore, Aisha Kristiansen. Aisha is the coach for two teams – the Roarbots and the LEGO Lions and the teams have been sharing ideas and tips all year through their shared Padlet
If you’d like to follow the Pumpkins today the event will be live streamed through Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/wpirobotics Here are some key timings of when the Pumpkins will be in action on Saturday 10th June: Opening Ceremony: 🇺🇸 10am / 🇬🇧 3pm Robot Games Round 1:
After a hearty breakfast and some sing-a-long Pokémon lullabies on the tv (don’t ask!) we are finally headed to the competition itself in Worcester. Today is a chance to set up our Pit Area, practice the Robot Games and meet all the other teams. It’s