Year Nine pupils at University Academy Holbeach have shown their technology skills by winning a competition.
They were among the pupils who took part in the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology STEM Challenge.
It tasked them with building machines for robotic production lines that could transport and sort cylinders of different sizes.
The machines were marked for functionality, accuracy, speed, aesthetics, build quality and sustainability, with penalties for the number of human interventions required for the machines to complete their task
.All of the students impressed judges with their ingenuity and engineering skills, but University Academy Holbeach came out on top.
Head judge and principal of Lincoln University Technical College (UTC), John Morrison, said: “There’s a massive variety in the approaches that they’ve taken by the teams, with some very ingenious, high-tech solutions and lots of terrific, low-tech solutions. What’s very clear is that they’ve all had a good time and learned a lot in the process.
““This is an event we run annually to educate younger students about the opportunities offered by LIoT – a partnership of STEM education providers in Lincolnshire.
“Our ultimate goal is to encourage more young people to consider – and take up – careers in engineering and STEM-related subjects. The students here are in Year 9, so we’re very much investing in the future of technological education here in Lincolnshire.”
Lucas Glenn, Ross Newstead, Thomas Annible, Jacob Clark, Aaron Martin, Kiene Quinn from University Academy Holbeach
