ABOUT 100 local school pupils paid a visit to Malvern technology company QientiQ to find out more about careers in science and engineering.
The Year Nine pupils took part in several challenges, including building Lego robots, using Raspberry Pi computers to guide a marble around a maze of plastic tubes, developing an an Android smartphone app and using behavioural modelling software.
Taking part were students from Christopher Whitehead, the Royal Grammar School and Blessed Edward Oldcorne in Worcester, Pershore High School and Prince Henry’s in Evesham.
Jeremy Ward, QinetiQ chief technology officer, said: “A student building a Lego robot today might one day create devices that save lives or push the boundaries of space exploration. We want to inspire these young people to keep developing the skills they have practised here today and understand how they can be applied as part of a rewarding career."
MP Harriett Baldwin, who attended the event, said: "The St Andrews Road site has been at the heart of technological innovation for 70 years and I hope that the next generation of brilliant brains have been inspired by this event."
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