22 students of the Heinrich Mann Schoolthe Baltic School And the Albert Schweitzer School took the challenge to solve demanding tasks with their self-programmed robots. Five teams came on February 13, 2025 To the grand finale of the Robo Maze Rescue Clash Competition. “What was the biggest challenge for you?” Asks Jürgen Tchorz, head of the junior campus at the beginning of the final. “In the second labyrinth in the end, there is to stop in the black box,” says the team of the Baltic School.
Creativity, technical skill, teamwork
From October 2024 to February 2025 the students from grades eight and nine worked to demonstrate their technical skill, creativity and teamwork when programming the handmade -sized bobbin. “We provide the participants free of charge for the preparations and the competition itself. We also offer workshops for teachers. As a result, the teachers were able to recognize in advance the problems with which the pupils are confronted with programming and prepare them specifically, ”says Janina Mahncke from the Junior Campus of TH Lübeck.
Robo Maze Rescue Clash
The students programmed the robots in such a way that they four tasks Complete: cross two labyrinths as soon as possible; Then a rescue operation waited for robots and in the end they also had to fight against each other like Sumo wrestlers. That is why the robotics competition is called “Robo Maze Rescue Clash”: Maze (Labyrinth), Rescue (rescue operation) and Clash (fight).
Tension and ambition
After a short preparation time, the pupils went to the business. Again and again whispering cheering, but also disappointed exclamation through the room. The joy of Team Baltic 1 is particularly great, which is the only one to conquer the second labyrinth within 41 seconds. In the Sumobot Arena, the robots of the teams Albert-Schweitzer 2 and Baltic 1 leave Donut traces on the competition paper.
These teams are on the winning podium
The first place the team of the Heinrich Mann School got a total of 16 points. The price: Five Calli: Bot 2, Junior Campus T-shirts, medals and moisture sensors for all participants. Team 1 of the Baltic School won 2nd place With 15.5 points and Team 2 of the Baltic School ended up 3rd place With 11 points. The Albert-Schweitzer School And their two teams also received T-shirts and moisture sensors as prices (team 1: 6 points and team 2: 4.5 points).
Support from the MINT Foundation Lübeck
The MINT Foundation Lübeck Promotes the Junior campus The TH Lübeck has been for several years, including the robotics competition. “Our goal is to introduce children and young people to the MINT area and to inspire them. I think that works wonderfully with the robotics competition, ”says Bianka Presence of Wentzky, member of the board of trustees.
So it goes on
The registration phase for the 3. Robo Maze Rescue Clash (2025/2026) begins in May 2025. 2026 is also a special final year in which the ten Lübeck teams in Lübeck will compete against ten Kiel teams. All further information at: https://www.th-luebeck.de/junior-campus/juniorcampus/specials/sekundarstufen/ueberlicht/