Congratulations to our students in Sderot! The team from AMIT Sderot Yeshiva track won first place at the YTEK National Mathematics, Aerospace and Robotics Olympiad that took place in mid May at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. Over 300 students from diverse communities throughout Israel competed against each other at the national competition. During the competition students programmed a robot simulating a future driverless vehicle that travels using only sensors and programming. Students controlled the robot’s movements using a combination of mathematics and physics.
The AMIT Sderot Yeshiva team impressed the judges with their robot’s performance as well as with exceptional teamwork. This won the team the National Cup for junior high students. Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi said that this win is a huge source of pride for the city. “A year ago we inaugurated four science centers (mathematics/aerospace/robotics labs ) in schools in cooperation with UIA Canada and the AMIT Network, and now we are reaping the rewards.”