Last weekend I was part of the Otago Robocup Competition. It was a great competition, with almost 50 teams entering into 3 major events: Search and Rescue, Soccer and Theatre.

My entry in Premier Theatre was called Robocup Junior Jr. Since I have previously entered all the major events before, I thought that it would be fun to showcase each of the major Robocup events in one performance. My entry involved having singing chickens (Theatre), a robot that gets lost following a line then eats the rescue victim (Search & Rescue) and finally scores the winning goal using the eaten victim (Soccer). This was all told by my robotic blue fluffy monster puppet 'Bloom' in 3 minutes.

I won first place in Premiere Theatre and I will be entering into the National competition in September (here in Dunedin).

This is my 5th time being part of the regional competition and I highly recommend entering it if you have a chance, as the experience is something you don’t usually get. It's hard work but seeing your robot achieve its goal that you programmed is well worth it. 

Please click on the link below to view my performance.

https://www.facebook.com/robocupJrNZ/videos/vb.1433625193609066/1960180450754596/?type=2&theater