DaisyProudfoot Report post Posted May 24, 2006 Yesterday I went to a prize giving for Martin (AS aged 9) he was in a team of three kids from his school who won the top prize in a regional schools' competition called "Mission to Mars". The kids from primary schools all over the city all arrived on the morning of the competition with no knowledge of a particular computer programme created to control a robot to follow a set of instructions around a 'lunar' landscape. Within a few hours they had to learn how to programme the robot and send it off to follow a set course around the landscape following instructions the kids had fed into the computer. The kids had to look at the landscape and work out the best programming method to get the robot to follow it. Martin's team won mastering over 90% of the course. The school won the software and the robot plus a fancy digital video camera (worth several hundred pounds). The kids got a certificate and a ?10 book voucher and had their pix taken for the local paper. Interestingly enough Martin and another boy from his school were the only boys to win the competition, the other member of their team was a girl. But more interesting was the fact that the second and third place went to all-girl teams. Seems girls are steaming ahead in the IT field! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Report post Posted May 24, 2006 Martin Brilliant! Unless someone sits me down and shows me how something works I am stuffed. Brilliant that they were able to work this out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mel Report post Posted May 24, 2006 Fantastic Martin Bet yer chuffed to bits Daisy! <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss Report post Posted May 24, 2006 Daisy Fantastic ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allure Report post Posted May 24, 2006 that is sooooooooo wonderful!! I know you must be soooo proud! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarerQuie Report post Posted May 28, 2006 Brilliant,Martin.WooHoo!!!xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lil_me Report post Posted May 28, 2006 Well Done Martin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenT Report post Posted May 29, 2006 This is wonderful news. Well done, that boy! Karen x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jomica Report post Posted May 29, 2006 Brilliant Martin! Well done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
