Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, A
HAWAI'I ROBOTICS TEAM WON THE
AWARD AT THE ROBOTICS WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP HELD EARLIER THIS
YEAR IN KENTUCKY.
MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED
ELEMENTARY TEAMS FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD COMPETED IN THE
WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION OF STEM,
DIVERSITY AND ROBOTICS.
IN THE END, MANOA ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL WALKED AWAY WITH THE TOP
PRIZE.
WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF
THE WINNING TEAM WITH US.
TOBY KIM, BRANDEN HASHIMOTO AND
SOPHIE CHONG.
HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
YOU CAN SAY HELLO.
HELLO.
Trini: HELLO.
HELLO, AUNTTRY TRINI.
HELLO.
Trini: IT'S THEIR FIRST
CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS VERY EXCITING.
TOBY, WHY DON'T WE START WITH
YOU.
YOU'RE A FOURTH GRADER.
HOW DID YOUR TEAM WIN THE
EXCELLENCE AWARD?
WE HAD TO DO WELL IN ALL
CATEGORIES.
WE HAD TO BUILD A ROBOT IN A
MINUTE.
AND PROGRAM IT.
TO DOCUMENT IT.
WE HAD TO FINISH OUR S.T.E.M.
PROJECT.
WE HAD TO BE INTERVIEWED.
AND AFTER WE HAD TO PROGRAM AND
AFTER WE HAD TO DO A LIVE -- TO
GET THE HIGH SCORE.
Trini: SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A
TOUGH PROCESS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YES.
Trini: YES.
MANOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SUBMITTED THREE TEAMS FOR THE
COMPETITION.
SO YOU REPRESENT THE THREE
TEAMS.
THIS WAS YOUR ROBOT.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IT DOES?
IT HAS A CHAIN.
AND --
Trini: I'M GOING TO MOVE
THIS SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE.
THIS IS THE TROPHY THAT YOU GOT.
YES.
Trini: VERY COOL.
GO AHEAD.
SO CHAIN, THIS IS WHERE IT
SO IT COULD SQUEEZE IN.
AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER CLAW.
YOU HAVE A MOTOR DRIVE.
A BRAIN.
Trini: THAT IS SO NEAT.
THAT IS INCREDIBLE.
HOW IT YOU COME UP WITH THE
DESIGN FOR THIS?
WE SAW OTHER TEAMS BUILD
THESE DIFFICULT ROBOTS.
WE GOT INSPIRED AND BUILT THIS
ONE.
Trini: YEAH.
TERRIFIC.
THIS IS AN AWARD-WINNING ROBOT.
BRANDEN, YOU'RE A FIFTH GRADER.
YOU CAME IN SECOND PLACE.
OVER 364 TEAMS.
WOW.
AND IT WAS FOR THE SKILLS
CHALLENGE.
RIGHT.
Trini: WHAT WAS THE MOST
DIFFICULT PART?
WE HAD TO PROGRAMMING.
IT HAD A LOT OF TRAIL AND ERROR
AND FRUSTRATION.
SOMETIMES THE FIELD IS UNLEVEL.
WHEN IT PROGRAMS, SOMETIMES IT
WOULDN'T MOVE OR WE WOULD MESS
IT UP.
ALSO SOMETIMES IT WOULD MOVE
SLOWER OR NOT MOVE AT ALL.
Trini: AND THIS IS YOUR
ROBOT.
RIGHT.
THIS DOES?
IT HAS A CLAW LIKE THEIRS.
IT WILL SLIDE IN AFTER GRABBING
OFF THE START PEGS.
THESE.
WE CAN PICK UP THE RINGS
TOGETHER TO MATCH THE COLORS.
Trini: YEAH.
AND HE PICKS UP TWO OF EACH
COLOR ON THE BOTTOM ONES.
Trini: WOW.
THAT IS SO COOL.
I RECOGNIZE THE RUBBER BAND.
I CAN IMAGINE YOU AND YOUR TEAM
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
SOPHIE, YOU'RE ALSO A FOURTH
GRADER.
YOUR TEAM WON THE S.T.E.M. AWARD
IN YOUR DIVISION.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A TURTLE.
THE PROBLEM WAS TOO MANY
SHARK ATTACKS.
WE MADE A ROBOTIC SEA TURTLE TO
DETER IT AWAY.
IT WAS DESIGNED LIKE THIS.
THEN WE CHANGED IT AFTER WE MET
WITH A AN ANIMAL CURATOR FROM
SEALIFE PARK.
LEC TRO MA NETS THAT AFFECT THE
SHARKS.
STUFF ON THE SHARK'S NOSE THAT
AFFECTS IT.
IT WILL GO AWAY.
AND THE PERSON HAS A BUTTON THAT
CAN GO ON THEIR WRIST.
PRESS IT AND THE TURTLE WILL
COME TO THEM AND SAVE THEM FROM
THE SHARK.
Trini: WOW.
THESE KIDS ARE IMPRESSIVE.
I SEE PROPEPPERS.
TO HELP IT.
Trini: I LOVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE E YOU'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO STICK WITH
ROBOTICS.
WAS THIS YOUR FIRST TRIP TO
KENTUCKY TO COMPETE?
YES.
Trini: WHAT WAS THE
EXPERIENCE LIKE?
COLD.
[LAUGHTER]
Trini: FROM HAWAI'I.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WEG APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
THIS IS A VERY BIG HONOR FOR
YOUR SCHOOL AND CLASSMATES.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU CONTINUE WITH
ALL OF THIS ROBOTICS KNOWLEDGE.
SOUNDS GOOD.
YEAH.