Creativity. Imagination. Innovation.

Such is the formula used by grade school and high school students who have taken interest and made a life in Robotics, a branch in engineering and computer science that requires conceptualization to create machineries.

Liezel, a high school student, said it was her first time to join a tournament and represent her school but she has deep reason in taking a special interest in Robotics. She said that because technology evolves, so must the human mind.

As for Ashton, who was with his mom from his first day in training to the day of the competition, he said that Robotics is a field that is both tricky and challenging. He said it is important that competitors must enjoy it despite the rigors.

Aside from Ashton’s and Liezel’s innovations, over 100 entries crafted by their fellow youngsters from different locations in the Province of Negros Occidental joined the “4^th Battle of the Bots,” a robotics competition.

The two budding engineers wowed the judges and the audience when they started demonstrating and explaining the programming process using various tools to make the robots function as expected.

According to the organizer, Christina Basa, “robotics is not just a game.”

“We wanted them to be creative thinkers. To think of solutions sa mga pressing problems in our society,” Basa said.

Through exposure to more competitions of such kind, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental hopes to widen the knowledge and talent of students who are passionate about Robotics so they would innovate more meaningful programs to run contraptions, gadgets, and gizmos most beneficial to humanity.