Domo arigato, Mr. Robato
The Senate recently honored BAE Systems in appreciation for its support and co-sponsorship of the FIRST Robotics regional competition. BAE Systems had also sponsored and mentored five of Hawai`i’s high school robotics teams, generously donating time to encourage the youth in the areas of science and technology and building their future as well as the future of the state.
Pictured above: Galen Ho, Michael Heffron of BAE Systems, and Sen. Norman Sakamoto.
Teams from 25 Hawai`i high schools competed in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competition in March. The teams built robots over a six-week period to solve a common problem with a standard set of rules and parts.
Sakamoto visited with Radford High School’s robotics team at the event. The team partnered with a Florida team to win first place and will advance to the national championship in Atlanta later this month.