Latest Techlink Content en-nz Copyright 2003-2010 IPENZ Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:28:37 +1300 Students created a range of advanced robots to compete in a class sumo tournament. The students also experimented with the school's new 3D printer to create many of their robots' components. /student-showcase/Electronics/sumo-bots-3d-print.htm /student-showcase/Electronics/sumo-bots-3d-print.htm In designing a unique prop - a scavenged push-chair - for a feature film, Hunter had to consider the specific challenges involved in developing an outcome for filming. /student-showcase/Materials/Movie_prop.htm /student-showcase/Materials/Movie_prop.htm Students from Newton Central School in Central Auckland developed a h+naki (eel trap) using modern materials in this unit that combined cultural research, testing, Art and Hard Materials.  /student-showcase/Materials/Hinaki-Newton.htm /student-showcase/Materials/Hinaki-Newton.htm Samuel Blok from Waiheke College took the 2011 Top Scholar in Graphics with a three-part project that included a "transformable apartment" design, a matching piece of furniture and a visual presentation. /student-showcase/Graphics/Top-Scholar-Graphics-2011.htm /student-showcase/Graphics/Top-Scholar-Graphics-2011.htm When Hana developed a dehydrated yoghurt-cheesecake mixture suitable for the EasiYo product line, she had to investigate ingredients and trial flavour combinations to ensure it was tasty yet relatively healthy. /student-showcase/food-and-biological/Cheesecake-Mix-Carmel-College.htm /student-showcase/food-and-biological/Cheesecake-Mix-Carmel-College.htm