こんにちは！国際高専1年の西原 陸登です。2023年2月13日（月）、私は課外活動の一環として金沢工業大学の卒論発表である「プロジェクトデザインⅢ公開発表審査会」を聞きに行きました。私はそこで金沢工業大学生のプレゼンのレベルの高さを実感することができました。機械工学科と情報工学科の発表と、ロボティクス学科のポスターセッションを主に見てきましたが、私たちがいつもしているプレゼンとは全く違うなと感じました。
　特に違いを感じたところは、内容と発表の仕方です。もちろん大学生なので習っている内容は違いますが、金沢工大生の方がより実用的であることに重きを置いているように感じました。なぜなら気温や湿度、地域や使用する人の年齢など様々な条件や対象のパターンを考慮し、実験して改良点を見つけ、より良いものを作っていたからです。
　それに加えて、金沢工大生は自分たちで発表のデータを収集していました。データを取るのはたくさんの時間や資金が必要なのに手を抜かずに集めていて、さすがだなと感じました。
　また、発表の時もカンペを見ずにすらすらと話しながら、わかりやすいジェスチャーなども加えていて、練習量の多さが伝わってきました。私も金沢工大生のように様々なパターンを考慮し、より良いものを作り、前を見てプレゼンできるよう二年生も頑張っていきたいです。

西原 陸登

Kanazawa Institute of Technology's Graduation Thesis Presentations

 Hello! This is Rikuto Nishihara, a 1st-year student at ICT. Monday, February 13th, 2023, as part of my extracurricular activities, I attended the Kanazawa Institute of Technology's (KIT) graduation thesis presentation called Project Design III Public Presentation Review Meeting. There I was able to observe graduating KIT students present their work. I mainly watched the presentations by the Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology Departments and the poster session presented by the Robotics Department. I felt that the presentations we usually give are quite different.
 I felt that particular differences were the content and its presentation. Of course, the content is different for university students, but I felt that the KIT students put more emphasis on practical use. This is because the students at the university took into account various conditions such as temperature, humidity, region, and the age of the people who use the devices. Then they experimented to find improvements and made  better products. In addition to that, KIT students collected data for their presentations. I was impressed and respected the fact that they did not cut corners in collecting data, which requires a lot of time, money, and resources.
 They also spoke smoothly without looking at their papers and added gestures that were easy to understand, which showed how much they had practiced. I would like to do my best as a 2nd-year student as well, so that I can consider various patterns, create better products, and present them with an eye toward the future, just like the students at KIT.

Rikuto Nishihara

　こんにちは！国際高専1年の矢追 拓穂です。さて、今回は10月23日（日）に三重県のAGF鈴鹿体育館で行われたアイデア対決･全国高等専門学校ロボットコンテスト 2022 東海北陸地区大会の紹介をしていきます。
　今年は全10高専が集まり、それぞれの学校でAチームとBチームの２チームが参加しました。国際高専からは4年生3名のAチームと２年生3名、1年生5名のBチームが出場しました。Bチームは特別賞（牧野フライス賞）を受賞し、Aチームは技術賞と全国大会への出場権を獲得する大変嬉しい結果となりました。そして我々ロボコンメンバー以外の1年生も応援団として現地で応援しました。今回のテーマは「ミラクル★フライ」～空へ舞い上がれ！～ということで、高さ・面積の異なるスポットや滑走路、筒にロボットが飛ばした紙飛行機を乗せて得点を競う対戦型競技ルールになっています。そのため観客席に紙飛行機が飛んでくるという一面もありました。僕は選手ではないので実際にロボットを操縦はしていませんが、どの学校のロボットもそれぞれ全く違う個性があり感動しました。11月27日（日）には、全国大会が国技館で開催されるのでＡチームの4年生にはぜひ頑張ってもらいたいです。

矢追 拓穂

Hello! This is Takuho Yaoi, a 1st-year student at ICT. This time, I would like to introduce the Tokai-Hokuriku Regional ROBOCON 2022, which was held on October 23rd at the AGF Suzuka Gymnasium in Mie Prefecture.

 This year, 10 schools attended and were divided into A and B teams, and from ICT, Team A consisted of three 4th-year students and Team B consisted of three 2nd-year students and five 1st-year students. Team B won a special award, and Team A won a technical award and the right to participate in the national competition. This time, 1st-year students who are not members of our robotics team also participated in the competition as a cheering group. The theme of this year's competition was “Miracle★Fly,”  in which robots launched paper airplanes to spots, runways, and tubes of different heights and areas to score points. Because of this, there was even one time when paper airplanes flew into the spectators’ seats. I am not a Robot contest member, so I did not actually control a robot, but I was impressed by the individuality of the robots from each school.

Takuho Yaoi

　こんにちは。白山麓高専事務室の間加田 侑里です。7月27日（水）に行われたベアード・ポーリン先生の授業「English Reading and Writing ⅠA」で、4名の学生たちがジャーナルを作成しました。どうぞ、ご覧ください。
 Hello, this is Yuri Makada from the Hakusanroku office. On Wednesday, July 27, 4 students created a journal in English Reading and Writing IA class by Baird Paulin sensei (Prof.). I hope you enjoy it.

 Hi. It's me, Haruki Ohta. 
 On the weekend, Ayuri and I had a WRO robot competition. In the competition, there were a lot of people, and I was surprised. We entered two rounds. In the first round, we had mechanical trouble with the color sensor and the gyro sensor because it was different from the conditions at the ICT field and the real field. I had a hard time, but we made some adjustments and tried a second round. I was happy to succeed in the second round. I got first place at the award ceremony. What a surprise! I never thought I would win an award. I can now go to the national championships, and I will do my best.
(This journal was written before the WRO Japan 2022 finals took place on August 29.)

【TOPICS】WRO Japan 2022 Finals
【TOPICS】WROJapan 2022 Ishikawa Regional Qualifier

 

 My name is Hitoshi Terai. I'm going to tell you about my weekend.
 This weekend I enjoyed the BBQ at ICT Hakusanroku campus. I ate many foods. For example, I ate sausages, hot dogs, beef, and Coca-Cola. These were very delicious! I recommend these foods to you. I think hot dogs were the most delicious of these foods and I want to eat them again.  
 I also enjoyed some sports such as baseball, basketball, and an unknown sport. The unknown sport was very fun. This sport involved throwing a cloth sac into a hole. This move was very fun because I used my brain. For example, I had to think about which angle is the best and how to throw the sac, etc. This game is called corn home. My score was seven. Very bad! The max is 21 points, but I want to play this game again. By the way, I think the barbeque was fun and I want to enjoy that again. 

 

 

 

 Hello. It’s me, Ryona Natsuki.   
 This school held a barbecue party three days ago. There were several kinds of meat. I ate hot dogs and steak, these were SO good! After eating, I played some sports. One of them was basketball. I scored some points, so I felt very excited. In my team, there were no teachers, however, the enemy's team had Mr. B. In my usual life, I don't often get to play with teachers. Therefore, this time was so fun! I think that holding an exchange like this was good. It was so good to communicate between students and teachers! Next time the party is held, I want to join it. 

 

 

 Hey! It’s me, Haruto Shiraishi.
 Last weekend, we enjoyed a barbeque. ICT students and ICT teachers ate meat, ice cream, and drank cola. That was fun. After that, we played games. For example, we played basketball and baseball.   
 My favorite game was corn hole. That was my first time playing the game. Brandon taught me the rules. He's a good cornhole player. It was difficult for me at first because that sack flew in strange places, but I got used to it. Then I could easily put it in the hole. Brandon said this game is made in America.  
 At the end of the event, I returned to reality. The reason for this is that I had a lot of homework, and I should have studied for a test, so I felt very sad. I had to work hard. It was a tough day. 

 

【Hakusanroku Journal】BBQ Party wrritten by Edward Basquill sensei (Prof.).

　初めまして！国際高専二年の木下 観です。今年度のネイチャー＆アドベンチャークラブの部長です。このクラブでは白山麓の雄大な自然を生かして、登山やハイキングなどのアクティビティを思いっきり楽しむクラブです！

　今回は全行程６５ｋｍにも及ぶサイクリングが行われました！ＩＣＴ白山麓キャンパスを出発し、そこから１０ｋｍほどウォーミングアップ。一向一揆の里で休憩をはさみ、いざヒルクライムへ。先生が先導してくれましたが速すぎて誰もついていけず（笑）、足がパンパンになりながらなんとか登り切り、トンネルを超えるとめっちゃ気持ちのいい下り坂。心地よい風が汗ばんだ肌をなでて頑張って登ったかいがあったなと思いました。下った後は十二ヶ滝で休憩、と思ったら我慢できず川に飛び込んでしまいました。結局十五分ほど泳いで服までびしょびしょになりました。これが功を奏して濡れた服のお陰で真昼の熱さを乗り切れました。そのあとは頑張ってランチをするところの「おもてや」に行きました。大判焼きを食べた人や店の中に入って空いたお腹を満たしました。お陰で帰り道は楽勝でした。学校についた後サンサル君が舞い上がって、転んでいました。

　今回はヒルクライムがあってとてもきつかったので、次回のサイクリングは下り坂だけを走りたいです。

木下 観

 Hey guys! My name is Kan Kinoshita, a 2^nd year student and this year’s nature and adventure club’s leader. In this club, we use Hakusan’s magnificent nature to climb mountains, hike, and enjoy ourselves!

 This time, we cycled 65km. First, we left the ICT Hakusanroku campus, then warmed up for about 10 km. After warming up we had a huge hill climb and had break time in Ikkouikki no Sato. One of the teachers led the way, but he was so incredibly fast that no one could follow him. Also, our legs were already tired, but we could arrive at the goal. When we were going back through the tunnel, we felt very good because of the gentle breeze. Although, our T-shirts were sweaty, the wind made us feel comfortable so we tried to do well. On the way to lunch, we had another break around the waterfall called Junigasaki. We didn’t plan to play in the river, but we couldn’t stop ourselves from playing. Therefore, we spent about 15 minutes there. After that, we went to Omoteya and ate Oban-yaki and filled our stomach. When we were coming back to school, Sansar soared and fell off his bike.

 For this cycling, there was hill climbing, so it was very hard. If I have another cycling trip, I want to do just the downward slope.

Kan Kinoshita

　こんにちは！初めまして！国際高専２年の泉屋 匠吾です。今年度のデザイン＆ファブリケーションクラブの部長を務めています。このクラブではロボットや動画など、様々な要素を持ち合わせたデザインを作っていき、外部へと発信していく活動をしています。
　さて、我々デザイン＆ファブリケーションクラブは、新しく入ってきた新入生たちによる校内ロボコンを4月22日に実施しました！さらに今回は２年生のセルゲレン・サンサル君にも参加してもらいました。みなさん個性ある素晴らしいロボットを作って楽しい大会になりました！
　今年のロボコンは「サッカー」をテーマにしました。ルールはPK形式で５本勝負！LEGO EV3を使って、1年生チームはボールをキックするロボットを作ってもらい、２年生が作ったゴールキーパーロボットの守りを破ります。そしてより多くの点を取ったチームが優勝となります。２人１組の合計５チームによる接戦が繰り広げられ、１年生の太田 晴喜くんと夏木 亮凪くんによるチーム「Mr. Hakusan」が優勝しました！

　現在、国際高専ではNHK高専ロボコンに出場するプロジェクトが進んでいます。出場する選手たちの良い経験になったら幸いだと考えています。これからも各部員たちの活躍を見守っていただけると嬉しいです。これからもよろしくお願いします！

泉屋 匠吾
写真：奥山 眞宙

 Hello! Nice to meet you, I am Shogo Izumiya, a 2nd-year student at ICT. I am the student leader of the Design & Fabrication Club for this school year. In this club, we are working to create designs that use various elements such as robots and videos, and share them to the outside world.
 On April 22nd, the Design & Fabrication Club, held an on-campus robotics competition for the new students! A 2^nd-year student, Sergelen Sansar, also participated. Everyone created unique and wonderful robots, and the competition was a lot of fun!
 The theme of this year's robotics competition was soccer. The rules were each team had 5 chances to make a PK and the team with the highest score be the winners. Using LEGO EV3, the 1st-year student team was asked to build a robot that kicks a ball and scores a goal against the goalkeeper robot built by 2^nd-year students. The winning team was called Mr. Hakusan and consisted of 1^st-year students Haruki Ohta and Ryona Natsuki!

 Currently, ICT is getting ready to participate in the NHK ROBOCON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. We hope that this will be a good experience for the contestants. We hope that you will continue to follow the activities of our team members. Thank you for your continued support!

Shogo Izumiya
Photo by Mahiro Okuyama