STATE RECOGNIZES ROBOTICS EDUCATION
July 11- Lt. Governor Aiona
declared July 8 through 14 "Botball Week" in Hawai`i, reflecting a statewide
focus on developing science, technology, engineering and math skills among
middle and high school students.
He signed the proclamation with Gov. Linda Lingle and presented it during
the 6th Annual National Conference on Educational Robotics at the Hawai'i
Convention Center, where a record 65 Botball teams from as far away as
Poland showed up for a high-tech competition with robots. The robots were
programmed to maneuver on a game board without the need for a remote
control.
"The turnout says that people recognize
Hawai' i as a place that means business in terms of science and technology,"
said Rene Kimura, a local organizer of the event from the Hawai'i Space
Grant Consortium.
