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Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 May 2008
School students win engineering
challenge
School teams competed in two categories - Solar Power and PIC microcontroller - at Toyota's Manufacturing plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire.
Two teams of young engineers are the pride of their schools after winning the top prizes in the 2008 Toyota Technology Challenge The victorious pupils, from Horndean Technology College, Hampshire and Hutton Church of England Grammar School, Lancashire, were among twelve UK schools at the final of the nationwide competition, which Toyota has developed in partnership with Rapid
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Teams competed in two categories - Solar Power and PIC microcontroller - at Toyota's Manufacturing plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire.
During the course of the day the teams presented their project and vehicle to a panel of judges.
The climax for most competitors was the moment they set their creations loose on the Challenge racetrack, a straight race for teams in the Solar Power category, or guiding their vehicle around obstacles for teams in the PIC microcontroller category.
The Solar Power category was won by Team Phoenix, Hutton CofE Grammar School.
With just half a second separating the top four places in the racing, the Team Phoenix vehicle thoroughly deserved their victory.
Horndean Technology College, aka 'Pimp my PCB', triumphed in the PIC category.
The judges included representatives from Toyota and Rapid.
Kate Rushworth, Education Commercial Manager at Rapid, said: 'Congratulations to Horndean and Hutton Grammar." "We are always amazed at the technical knowledge the teams display and the judges had to make some very difficult decisions".
"We were incredibly impressed with the effort every team had put into their vehicles and team identity, which made it a colourful and enjoyable day for everyone involved".
"As a fun, competitive way of learning about engineering, technology and the environment, the Challenge continues to inspire secondary school pupils and produce brilliant results".
The winning teams were rewarded with a trophy, GBP 1000 in prize money for their school and an adventure holiday in the Alps.
Schools can register for next year's Challenge from July on the Rapid website. Request free introductory details about products from Rapid Electronics ...
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