Presentation Brothers claim top prize in robot contest

After an epic three-hour battle, Presentation Brothers College in Cork came out on top in Munster’s ultimate schools robot competition.

The CEIA Schools Robot Competition took place in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), and challenged students in teams of four to programme their robots to conquer tasks such as maze navigation, line following, and multi-task robotics using ultrasonic, touch, light and colour sensors.

After three hours, Presentation Brothers College had risen to the top of the pile, beating Rossa College in Skibbereen into second place. Ursuline Secondary School took home the prize for Best Poster Presentation.