RoboCup Junior State Championships – A Celebration of Innovation and Teamwork

On Friday 16th August, our robotics teams proudly represented Baringa at the RoboCup Junior State Championships held at the University of Queensland. This exciting event brought together schools from across Queensland, showcasing creativity, coding expertise, and collaboration at the highest level.

OnStage Performance

Our students competed in the OnStage Performance category, a challenge that blends technology with theatre. Teams are tasked with designing and programming robots to perform alongside human actors, creating a routine that tells a story or delivers a message. The performance must combine robot movement, coded choreography, and human interaction into a polished, entertaining presentation.

Baringa’s teams rose to the occasion with two imaginative routines:

• Baringa Secret Garden featured butterflies fluttering and trolls dancing the Cha Cha Slide.
• Baringa Star Fish transported audiences Under the Sea, with mermaids, crabs, and jellyfish joining in a vibrant dance.

Commitment and Collaboration

Behind the performances were months of dedication. Students worked before and after school to brainstorm scripts, code robots, design sets, and rehearse. Success depended not only on technical skill but also on teamwork, problem-solving, and persistence. Each student brought unique strengths—whether in programming, engineering, stage design, or performance—contributing to routines that were truly greater than the sum of their parts.

Goals of RoboCup Junior OnStage

The OnStage competition encourages students to:

• Innovate – by designing and coding robots that interact in creative, meaningful ways.
• Collaborate – through teamwork and shared responsibility.
• Perform – combining robotics with storytelling and presentation skills.
• Inspire – demonstrating how technology can engage and excite audiences.

Looking Ahead

We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements at this year’s State Championships. Their performances highlighted not only technical knowledge but also creativity, perseverance, and teamwork. These experiences will inspire younger students to explore the exciting possibilities of robotics and prepare all participants for future challenges in innovation and design.