Students' skills pave way for careers in mechatronics

By Mike Meyer

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 20, 2012

~~<p>As it turns out, local kids are not only good at surfing. They shine when it comes to creating robots. Honolulu Community College students Harris Okazaki and Ryan Yamada, who participated in the 21st annual International Micro Robot Contest in Nagoya, Japan, made this evident.</p>
<p>The Micro Robot Maze Competition pits students from Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and the United States who attend world-class academic institutions such as Nagoya University and Tokyo University. HCC students participated in the most difficult and most prestigious category whereby the microbots have to navigate a maze with no assistance from the students. HCC's Yamada placed fourth and his colleague Okazaki placed seventh in a field of 19 contestants.</p>
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As it turns out, local kids are not only good at surfing. They shine when it comes to creating robots. Honolulu Community College students Harris Okazaki and Ryan Yamada, who participated in the 21st annual International Micro Robot Contest in Nagoya, Japan, made this evident.

The Micro Robot Maze Competition pits students from Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and the United States who attend world-class academic institutions such as Nagoya University and Tokyo University. HCC students participated in the most difficult and most prestigious category whereby the microbots have to navigate a maze with no assistance from the students. HCC's Yamada placed fourth and his colleague Okazaki placed seventh in a field of 19 contestants. Login for more...