THE JAMAICA COLLEGE ROBOTICS TEAM
“It (robotics) was introduced to the school in 2009 by the New York Chapter of the old boys association,” he said. “Since then, persons have travelled to New York to championship events and to get an opportunity to go to world championships.”
THROUGHOUT THE newsstands of our island home, the Jamaica College (JC) robotics team has been making headlines for all the right reasons. Showcasing the Jamaican spirit of excellence in the field of technology and innovation, the team continues to perform well internationally and is poised to shape the field of robotics as they do so.
Past member and programmes manager of the team as well as an associate of the National Robotics Team, Gavin Samuels, told The
Gleaner that the robotics programme at JC has actually been brewing for 10 years.
“It (robotics) was introduced to the school in 2009 by the New York Chapter of the old boys association,” he said. “Since then, persons have travelled to New York to championship events and to get an opportunity to go to world championships.”
The back-and-forth travelling happened for nine years until the efforts of the team began yielding rewards.
“The team has amassed a lot of awards, including the Motivate award, tooted for tremendous outreach work,” said Samuels. “There was also the Connect award, which is for how they manage to inspire students around them and give their support to robotics in Jamaica. The Inspire award is the big award, which is given to a team that shows mastery in all of the components that are judged.”