The winners of the first edition of the EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS OLYMPICS, promoted by the General Direction for School Curricula and National Education System Assessment and the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, will receive their wards today at the Maifest, the inaugural evening of the SPS IPC Drives Italia Fair, an event dedicated to electrical and industrial automation technology (6:30 pm, Pavilion 4).
The 56 prototypes selected by the scientific committee were showcased at the three-day RomeCup 2016 event that was held in Rome from March 16 to 18.
Awards will be presented by Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and a member of the Technical-Scientific-Didactic Committee that selected the projects.
The winning projects (placements will be communicated at the Awards Ceremony)
ex.Robot - IIS A. Volta, Pescara – Explorer Category
This is a robot that can inspect and identify explosive devices concealed under vehicles.
Phoenix Soccer Robot - IIS Pacinotti-Archimede, Rome – Soccer Category
Designed with AutoCAD, the robot has omnidirectional wheels and original 3D-printed parts.
Autonomous Guenda Vall - IIS Giancarlo Vallauri – Fossano - Explorer Category
This is a robotic vehicle that explores environments that can be dangerous for human beings and gather data.
RobEAR (Robot Explorer Automatic Rescue) - IIS E. Morselli, Gela – Rescue Category
This robot is specialized for domestic help and can identify individuals in need of help and call for assistance.
Special Mention Awards will go to:
Project Didactics
Explorer Sphere - IIS Carlo Anti, Villafranca di Verona – Explorer Category
This robot can move about independently in any direction thanks to its spherical build and the rolling principle.
Multi-disciplinary Integration
AURAT "Le tre leggi" - IIS C.Facchinetti, Castellanza (Varese) – Dance Category
Three robots – a fridge, a helicopter and a TV – stage Asimov’s Laws in a pediatric ward.
The video of the tenth edition of the RomeCup
