About us
Thunder Kites Robotics
WHO ARE WE?
Thunder Kites, young innovators from Barcelona, developing and creating robots!
"To us, robotics means more than nuts, bolts, and lines of code; robotics offers an irreplaceable learning experience where we can innovate, collaborate, and persevere to produce not only a cool robot, but also become better innovators, teammates, and self-driven leaders."
- Thunder Kites 2023 - 24
STEM @ BFIS
At BFIS, we firmly believe in fostering a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among our students. Our robotics program serves as a platform where students can apply their knowledge, enhance their problem-solving skills, and experience the excitement of real-world engineering challenges.
Learn more about the BFIS learning experience here !
OUR TEAM
Our team is composed of coders, engineers, and designers, each working collaboratively and develop our robots.
OUR DESIGNERS
At Thunder Kites, our designers plan structures and mechanisms for our robots.
Archie, focusing on the wheels, drivetrain, and movement of the robot.
Minjun, working on creative solutions for optimal design.
Our Engineers
At Thunder Kites, our engineers assemble the robots, working closely with the designer and coders to make sure our robots are functioning.
Leon, working on engineering and building the robot.
Philipp, specializing in fixing and improving wrongly functioning parts of the robot.
Mateu, hard at working at figuring out solutions to complex problems.
Our Coders
At Thunder Kites, our coders use the Java language to develop our robots' behaviors.
Naoki, the head coder for the robots, is interested in both hardware & software engineering, in charge of all electrical components and their behaviors.
Karani, specializing in programming robots and also interested in high level Java programming.
Core team
At Thunder Kites, our core team coordinate our online outreach and assist the various divisions in collaborating together.
Naoki, the founder, and student lead of the Thunder Kites. Without him, we wouldn't have a team at all.
Alejandro, the head of team management and community/media outreach.
Ben, the support of team management and social coordination.
TEAM COACH
Mark Prendergast
The Thunder Kites team would not be possible without the guidance and leadership of our coach, Mr. Prendergast.