For the BFS team, the tournament represented the culmination of months of preparation and collaboration. Throughout the season, students met regularly to brainstorm ideas, prototype and test designs, refine their robot, and document each stage of their iterative engineering process. Equal emphasis was placed on developing game strategy, problem-solving skills, and effective teamwork—core elements of competitive robotics.
“Participation in KISAC robotics was special because of the journey it took to get here. Our robotics program started with just one student who was interested in robotics a few years ago. Each year, another student helped carry that interest forward, and this season we were finally ready to compete. Like building this year’s robot, our program as a whole has required small changes and a lot of patience. By trusting the process over time, we were able to have a successful first tournament. It’s exciting to see where the program will go next.”
Congratulations to Vivian Choi, Aiden Yoon, Claire Cho, Rebecca Jeong, Sunny Kim, and Dana Kim, and to their coach, Dr. Dylan Barnes, on a successful and memorable first tournament. This experience lays a strong foundation for future competitions and highlights the growing strength of robotics and STEM learning at Busan Foreign School.
