{"id":33389,"date":"2024-02-12T11:15:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T04:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/vex-robotics-thailand-national-finals-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:28:33","slug":"vex-robotics-thailand-national-finals-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/vex-robotics-thailand-national-finals-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"DBS triumph at VEX Robotics Thailand National Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- GL-SIMPLE-LIGHTBOX-ASSETS --><\/p>\n<style id=\"gl-simple-lightbox-style\">\n.glslb-overlay{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.92);display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:99999}<br \/>\n.glslb-overlay.open{display:flex}<br \/>\n.glslb-overlay img{max-width:90vw;max-height:90vh;box-shadow:0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.6);border-radius:8px}<br \/>\n.glslb-btn{position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);color:#fff;background:rgba(0,0,0,.35);border:none;font-size:28px;line-height:1;padding:10px 14px;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer}<br \/>\n.glslb-close{top:16px;right:16px;transform:none;font-size:24px}<br \/>\n.glslb-prev{left:16px}<br \/>\n.glslb-next{right:16px}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<p><script>(function(){if(window.GLSLB_INIT)return;window.GLSLB_INIT=true;function setup(){var overlay=document.createElement('div');overlay.className='glslb-overlay';overlay.innerHTML='<button class=\"glslb-btn glslb-close\" aria-label=\"Close\">\u2715<\/button><button class=\"glslb-btn glslb-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\u2039<\/button><img alt=\"\"><button class=\"glslb-btn glslb-next\" aria-label=\"Next\">\u203a<\/button>';document.body.appendChild(overlay);var img=overlay.querySelector('img');var bClose=overlay.querySelector('.glslb-close');var bPrev=overlay.querySelector('.glslb-prev');var bNext=overlay.querySelector('.glslb-next');var items=[],idx=0;function open(list,i){items=list;idx=i;img.src=items[idx].href;overlay.classList.add('open');document.body.style.overflow='hidden'}function close(){overlay.classList.remove('open');document.body.style.overflow=''}function go(d){idx=(idx+d+items.length)%items.length;img.src=items[idx].href}overlay.addEventListener('click',function(e){if(e.target===overlay)close()});bClose.addEventListener('click',close);bPrev.addEventListener('click',function(){go(-1)});bNext.addEventListener('click',function(){go(1)});document.addEventListener('keydown',function(e){if(!overlay.classList.contains('open'))return;if(e.key==='Escape')close();if(e.key==='ArrowLeft')go(-1);if(e.key==='ArrowRight')go(1)});document.addEventListener('click',function(e){var a=e.target.closest('.gl-simple-gallery a');if(!a)return;var g=a.closest('.gl-simple-gallery');var links=[].slice.call(g.querySelectorAll('a[data-glslb]'));var i=links.indexOf(a);if(i<0){links=[].slice.call(g.querySelectorAll('a'));i=links.indexOf(a);}e.preventDefault();open(links,i);});}if(document.readyState!=='loading')setup();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',setup);}());<\/script><!-- \/GL-SIMPLE-LIGHTBOX-ASSETS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-content gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-container clearfix gdlr-core-container\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column gdlr-core-column-60 gdlr-core-column-first\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content-margin gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content clearfix gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item gdlr-core-item-pdlr gdlr-core-item-pdb gdlr-core-left-align\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item-content\" style=\"text-transform: none;\">\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p>It\u2019s the time of year when our VIQRC Robotics Teams battle it our at St Andrew\u2019s School to see who will be the champions of Thailand. Our teams have entered for the last 5 years and have been victorious every year. We were under pressure to maintain our excellence as we competed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-background-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #eaeaea;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-content gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-container clearfix gdlr-core-container\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column gdlr-core-column-60 gdlr-core-column-first\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content-margin gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content clearfix gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item gdlr-core-item-pdlr gdlr-core-item-pdb gdlr-core-left-align\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-text-box-item-content\" style=\"text-transform: none;\">\n<div class=\"separator\">\n<p>This year was the biggest competition so far at the annual VIQRC Competition in Thailand, with 62 teams in total. The standard of the robots and game play was also the highest we have ever seen. There were only 2 chances to win the top prize of the Excellence Awards and I\u2019m pleased to say that our DBS students won both of them! This means we are the Champions of Thailand and have qualified for the World Championships which will be held in Dallas, Texas in May.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our students:<\/p>\n<p>Elementary School Excellence Award winners:<strong> August, Hug, Rafha and Ryuka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Middle School Excellence Award winners: <strong>Ben, Freddie, Pat, Pump<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-background-wrap\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-content gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-wrapper-container clearfix gdlr-core-container\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column gdlr-core-column-10 gdlr-core-column-first\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content-margin gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content clearfix gdlr-core-js \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column gdlr-core-column-40\">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content-margin gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-column-content clearfix gdlr-core-js \">\n<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\">\n<div class=\"gl-simple-gallery gl-simple-scroll\" style=\"display: flex; 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They are now busy preparing our 2 teams for the trip to the World Championships later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Our VEX Robotics program continues to grow and DBS, please let us know if you are interested in being involved or would like to sponsor our teams for their trip to America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- GOODLAYERS_CONTENT_END --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the time of year when our VIQRC Robotics Teams bat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,85,94],"tags":[96],"class_list":["post-33389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-achievements","category-news","category-students-achievement","tag-students-achievement"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbsbangkok.ac.th\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}