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Robotics Contest

Robotics Contest

The first brainstorming marathon kicks off for Project  Scouting Future, a course on Robotics and Life Sciences, organized in collaboration by Lazio Innova e Fondazione Mondo Digitale in 2020, too.

 

The first of three issue-based brainstorming marathons will be held on Friday, January 24 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Spazio Attivo Roma Casilina. Schools will work on projects adressing social robots and the social interaction between grandparents, robots and grandchildren together with experts from the ”A. Ruberti” Department of Computer, Control and Automation Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome.

 

The day will officially open the university contests in which school teams will begin to work on the prototypes to present at Romecup on April 20-24, 2020 (Marco Polo Building, Sapienza University, Scalo San Lorenzo, Rome).

 

There will be 19 teams composed of 85 students from high schools in Rome and Lazio:

  • Vincenzo Arangio Ruiz
  • Russell
  • Plinio Seniore
  • Peano
  • Marconi di Civitavecchia
  • J. Von Neumann
  • Croce Aleramo
  • Federico Caffe
  • Kennedy

 

During the day, students will be helped by tutors and expert mentors.

 

“ROBOTICS CONTEST” BRAINSTORMING SESSION

Rome, Jan. 24, 2020, 10:00 am

Spazio Attivo Roma Casilina, Lazio Innova

Via Casilina 3T

 

  AGENDA

 

9.30 | TEAMS ARRIVE

 

10.00 | WELCOME ADDRESS

  • Paolo Orneli, Councillor for Economic Development, Commerce and Craftsmanship, Research, Start-Up and Innovation, Regione Lazio
  • Luigi Campitelli, Operations Director, Lazio Innova
  • Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

 

10.15 | LAUNCHING THE CHALLENGE

  • Luca Iocchi, Professor, “A. Ruberti” Department of Computer, Control and Automation Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome

 

10.30 | BRAINSTORMING SESSION

  • Cecilia Stajano, Lego® Serious Play® Facilitator and Community Manager, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

 

3.00 | COMUNICATING AN IDEA

Developing the pitches

 

4.30 | TEAM PITCHES

 

5.00 | WORKS END

 

Commenters

  • Paolo Cirinei, HR Manager Business Unit Integration, Catenate
  • Stefano Gigli, Project Manager, Lazio Innova
  • Luca Iocchi, DIAG, Sapienza University of Rome
  • Cecilia Stajano, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

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