In January 2018, ACAMIS took initial steps to create new ACAMIS Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) activities in Robotics in addition to Math and Chess competitions. Tapping into the considerable expertise of two ACAMIS members, Barbara Boyer and Tim Boyer from Shanghai American School Pudong Campus, significant progress was made and in May 2018 the Robotics Committee (ARC) was formed to make all arrangements as soon as possible for the immediate launching of ACAMIS Robotics.
ACAMIS (Association of Chinese and Mongolian International Schools) will be holding their First Lego League Robotics Competition at BCIS on the 13th of April. In this competition, students must design and code an autonomous robot to complete a set of missions within 2 and a half-minute timeframe. They must also present their robot design and code to a panel of judges. The students will also get a chance to present their innovation project which this year is about planning an innovative way to teach a skill. All of the details for the format of the competition is here: First Lego League Robotics Competition Format.
First Lego League also provide loads of resources and information about the competition here: www.firstlegoleague.org
