{"id":11510,"date":"2017-12-28T12:57:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T10:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=11510"},"modified":"2017-12-29T12:04:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T10:04:27","slug":"achieving-the-impossible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/28\/achieving-the-impossible\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving the Impossible&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>If things get complicated &#8211; bring in the Dutch!<\/em> That&#8217;s the battle cry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/impossible.robotics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Impossible Robotics<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the Dutch engineering students and mentors as they compete in this year&#8217;s international \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstchampionship.org\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FIRST\u00a0<\/em>Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The annual competition, which will be held all over the world &#8230;with a Final to be held in Detroit, Michigan, is the brain child of the passion-driven organisation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/robotics\/frc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FIRST\u00a0<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0For more than 25 years <em>FIRST \u00a0<\/em>have been organising science-based games designed to encourage young people to form themselves into teams, and to nurture their interest and participation in Science and Technology.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-690x1035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-690x1035.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-730x1095.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/25358433_918934931604225_7290469765098739205_o_58224119.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may remember that last year the students were tasked with building a robot to fuel-up a Flying Steam Ship? Each year students have to design, build and program robots to participate in a new game &#8211; a kind of electronic olympics &#8211; the final of which will be held this year between April 25th &#8211; 28th in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>What will this year&#8217;s game be &#8230;and what will be demanded of their robot? \u00a0That remains top secret until January 6th! Tension is building!<\/p>\n<p><em>Impossible Robotics<\/em>\u00a0will be wasting no time, however: As soon as the announcement is made &#8211; at about 1700 hours local time &#8211; they will spend the evening brainstorming, before commencing their building project the very next day at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doemuseum.nl\/kickoff-event-impossible-robotics-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\">Doe Museum in Veendam<\/a>. Families are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177-690x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177-690x518.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/24899717_915149388649446_4106510385123244982_n_58224177.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The excitement of these events is infectious: Since the end of September <em>Impossible Robotics<\/em> have attended twelve outreach events designed to spread the word to other youngsters; hone their interpersonal skills; teach programming; and to practice their skills with a series of\u00a0<em>FIRST\u00a0<\/em>Lego League Kickoff Events.<\/p>\n<p>Competition for the World Stage is stiff: With 3600 teams worldwide, only hard work will earn <em>Impossible Robotics<\/em> a place in the finals. If they get their build right &#8211; and if they&#8217;re successful in the regional competitions held between 7th and 10th March, then they will qualify to take part in the finals held in Detroit, in April.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-blogpost-content wp-image-11519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-690x1035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-690x1035.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-730x1095.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2017\/12\/DSC_0048_58302725-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Victron Energy are committed to nurturing young engineering talent and we are delighted to once again be sponsoring\u00a0<em>Impossible Robotics<\/em>. Only by feeding the passion of our younger generation &#8211; supporting them in their thirst for knowledge &#8211; will mankind provide itself with the scientists needed for future innovation.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, when you&#8217;re in competition with 3600 other teams you need all the help you can get. Though ultimately it&#8217;s all down to team spirit: <em>When the going gets tough &#8211; the tough get going!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Henk van der Wal for providing the information used in this blog.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs are by Henk van der Wal and Lars Hoving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/new-blogger-justin-tyers-burning-building-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Tyers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If things get complicated &#8211; bring in the Dutch! 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