Last Updated on October 16, 2022, 11:02 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The ten-member St Kitts and Nevis (SKN Robotics) team is having a successful run at the First Global Challenge, a robotics competition. The team gained some crucial points today while the competition authorities pitted them against larger opponents.
The SKN Robotics team found their form in the competition on Friday. At the same time, they collaborated with Grenada and Japan to defeat the teams of Ecuador, Columbia, and Guinea by a score of 37 to 27.
In the competition on Saturday, the team picked another three victories, along with a draw losing their outing against Ukraine, Luxembourg and Jordan when they partnered with Hong Kong and Morocco.
The teams of St Kitts & Nevis (SKN Robotics), Vietnam and Greece defeated Panama, Seychelles and South Korea by a score of 219 to 170.
The third match saw the teams of St Kitts and Nevis Croatia and Afghanistan end up at a draw of 81-81 against France, Albania and Norway.
Match Four of the Tournament saw St Kitts and Nevis, Bermuda and tech powerhouse Estonia defeat the teams of Zambia, Serbia and Vanuatu, having scored 207 points over their opponents’ 184.
In the fifth match of the competition, the team of the twin island federation partnered with Jamaica and Angola to brutally defeat the teams of Oman, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kenya to win 174 to 116.
The SKN Robotics team is ranked 89th of the 162 teams competing at the FIRST Global Robotics competition in Geneva, Switzerland.
The various leaders and St Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association (SKNRA) are relishing in the team’s accomplishments.
The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, has congratulated the team for their success at the competition via a Facebook post.
The spokesperson of the SKNRA stated, “We are proud of the 2022 team. They did an excellent job,” SKNRA said.
THE SKN Robotics team will conclude their stint at First Global on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
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