An article dedicated to the hackathon at Roboteco in the local press.
"[...] The 'Coding Girls', with their PCs at hand, activated their neurons, teamed up, and worked together for about 3 hours to achieve the goal. Their interest had already been piqued during a visit to the company. They were intrigued by the robots that simulated welding and the entire work process illustrated by the Roboteco technicians. For the challenge, the Coding Girls were divided into teams. First, they carefully studied the project, then consulted each other, and finally got to work. At the end of the competition, while waiting for the results, some, satisfied with their work, blew kisses to the computer, some reapplied their lipstick, and others chose to play table football to relax. The ability to collaborate and overcome challenging situations through creative were the evaluation criteria adopted by the experts to choose the winning group. The team that came out on top was the "Big Brain" Team – and the name is indicative – including Zoe Sciancalepore and Sveva Novaga (Giorgi Institute in Milan), Roberta Maria Hojda and Federica Paduano (Archimede Institute in Treviglio) and Claudia Minotti (Paleocapa Institute in Bergamo) supported by Enid Serwah Ofori (University of Bergamo) [...]".
On daily L'Eco di Bergamo, journalist Annamaria Franchina writes about the final hackathon of Coding Girls in Bergamo, which was held at Robateco.
Le Coding girls a Bergamo crescono (in Italian)
by Annamaria Franchina
L'Eco di Bergamo, Dec. 17, 2024
