From left to right: Daniela de Rosal; Jack Sulkes; Ben Arnold; Joseph Rivera, Computer Science teacher at Palmer Trinity

On Saturday, January 20th, the Palmer Trinity School robotics team, the Palmer Trinibots, competed at the ACSP Middle School Qualifier hosted by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation.

The team created a STEM Research project focusing on the design and construction of a medical assistant robot and the ethical dilemmas engineering it might create. They also prepared an engineering notebook chronicling their design, build, and testing processes.

Sixth-grader Daniela de Rosal and seventh-grader Jack Sulkes presented the project and then moved on to the skills events to drive and run their autonomous programs. Seventh-grade student Ben Arnold was the lead programmer for the autonomous portion of the competition.

The Palmer Trinibots won the Robot Skills Champion Award and Excellence Award, qualifying them for the State/Regional Championship and CREATE U.S. Open. As a result, they are currently the #1 ranked robotics middle school team in the State of Florida, #11 in the United States and #20 in the world out of more than 1800 middle schools that participated.

About Palmer Trinity School:

Palmer Trinity School—a coeducational, Episcopal day school—is dedicated to promoting academic excellence that integrates knowledge, compassion, global citizenship, and social responsibility. Providing a supportive environment, Palmer Trinity School serves students from a broad range of socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in grades 6-12. For more information about the school, visit www.palmertrinity.org. To follow Palmer Trinity School on Facebook, click here.