5th Year Technology

Night Lights

Students present their night light projects using a Genie c08 microcontroller. This is a lovely little project which allows students to get to grips with programming a basic microcontroller and sets them up for the coming challenge of programming their sumo robots. Lots of technology used here, from CADCAM to vacuum forming and laminating plywood and acrylic to give some unique effects when these lights shine.

Peg and Slot

Motion Transfer

Transfer of motion

Peg and slot project done by a 3rd year technology student demonstrating motion transfer from rotary to oscilating. Superb job.

Animatronics

Animatronics

Animatronics

Some Leaving Certificate animatronic projects. A superb job was done on all projects by 6th year students this year who had to design and make a system or artefact based on the theme of animatronics. For the moment, here are the pictures but I'll be updating them soon with videos to follow.

 

EA Games Irish Sumo Robot Competition

Sumo Robots

On the 20th May 2016 Villier's Technology Sumo Robots battled it out in the Irish EA Sumo Robot Games and were victorious. Team Cortex (Ben Crowley) came out on top beating over 150 other sumo robots from all over Ireland to win the Junior EA Games Sumo Robot Competition. It was a great day and our team of nine robots did superbly well. It culminated in a tense final against "The Wall" from St. Gerald's College, Castlebar. In the end there could only be one winner and having come so close in previous years, this turned out to be our year in the end.

Tech Week

It was a very exciting and enjoyable technology week in Villiers. Students experienced and engaged in activities which included exploring environments in virtual reality, drone technology, robotics and gesture motion control technologies. Our new addition to the staff, Vill the robot, concluded the week by overseeing our Aeroplane design and fly competition. It proved to be a great success and we look forward to seeing what new technologies await us next year.