WTCS Building World Class Robots

Western Technical-Commercial School students participate in the highest level of robotics competition offered by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Our students team up with the world’s best technology companies to build the most impressive robots you’ve ever seen. Built from scratch in only 6 weeks, these 5 foot tall, 140 pound robots compete in high intensity robo-sports. With bragging rights at stake for schools and the companies that support them, robotics takes on a pro-sports experience. Watch the best of the best in robotics come out to play.

“The varsity sport for the mind,” FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 15 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to “real-world engineering” as a student can get.


Join the fun by coming to see Mr. Halling in room 274 or by speaking with any WARP7 team member.

A "Par 4" - at the U of T Faculty of Engineering

On December 3rd 2011, a group of Physics students from Western Tech took part in a Building Competition organized by the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Their challenge was to design and build a mechanism that would allow a physically challenged person to play golf. Ingenuity and collaboration paid off. After a lot of hard work, they placed fourth in a field of over 20 teams from the G.T.A.

Well done Braelyn, Chi Hao, Alex and Ana.