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More than 600 students from 70 schools worldwide will compete in Pretoria. This year's theme is "City of the Future," and students will create cutting-edge answers to pressing issues. 362 schools have included Resolute Education's content in their curricula to far.The Resolute Roboticon is a robotics and coding competition that will bring together more than 600 students from 70 schools worldwide in Pretoria. To compete in the competition, schools will travel to the capital city from as far away as the United Arab Emirates. This year’s theme is “City of the Future,” and students will create cutting-edge answers to pressing issues. Emphasising how edtech may help students—many of whom will join the workforce doing tasks that do not yet exist—is the aim.
In an effort to promote STEM education in South Africa, Resolute Education and Oxford University Press South Africa are hosting the Resolute Roboticon. 362 schools have included Resolute Education’s content in their curricula to far. The company assists schools with robotics and coding instruction.
According to Rajesh Pasungili Ramakrishnan, co-founder and CEO of Resolute Education, “because the world is moving so fast and technology has become a part of our everyday lives, it is even more important to teach kids tech skills as early as possible.” “A competition like this provides kids with the opportunity to solve the real-world problems we face today.” To win the tournament, students will need to practise critical thinking, teamwork, transdisciplinary learning, and time management.
“We want to apply what is taught in the classroom to experiences outside of the classroom.” Gareth Thompson, co-founder and CPO of Resolute Education, adds, “It’s incredible to watch parents watch their children engage with, confront, and overcome obstacles during the competition.”
There are multiple age-group-based categories in the competition. Children between the ages of five and nine participate in the Novice Emergency Responders Challenge, where they create, assemble, and program robots to “save the day” in the City of the Future. Students in Grades 4–6 participate in the Apprentice Disaster Response Challenge, where they must cooperate to save a robot in a city devastated by an earthquake. While the Advanced Innovators Challenge challenges students to produce similar solutions at a higher level, the Apprentice Innovators Challenge pushes students in the same age group to develop robotic solutions for managing natural disasters. Tech awards will be given to the winners to support their continued investigation of coding.
