The eleventh edition of RomeCup will be held on March 15-17. RomeCup 2017 – Excellence in Robotics in Rome is promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale as a multi-event: competitions, labs, showcase area, round table, performances and interactive talks hosted by the Engineering Macro-Area at the Università degli Studi di Tor Vergata. The Awards Ceremony on day three will be held at the Rome Campidoglio.
Competitions will feature 142 teams from school in 16 Italian Regions and 2 European Countries, also competing for the Japan RoboCup 2017 selection. The showcase area will feature over 50 prototypes presented by research centres, start-ups, spin-offs and companies, as well as 80 robotic projects by schools that are helping the students to prepare for the new challenges posed by the digital economy and explore new professions.
RomeCup begins today at 10 am at the University of Tor Vergata Engineering Macro-Area. Following the welcome, competitions will begin, along with workshops, performances and labs.
Programme - Day One:
10 - 12.30 am
OPENING: INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME
- Giuseppe Novelli, Rector, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
- Carmela Palumbo, Director General, School and National Evaluation System, Ministry of Education, University and Research
- Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
- Giovanni Schiavon, Director of the Engineering Macro-Area, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
COMPUTER MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Leonello Tarabella, computer musician, CNR Pisa
ROUND TABLE
The Work Force of the Brain: Sapiens Roots
Moderator: Matteo Parlato, RAI journalist
Speakers (in alphabetical order)
- Giorgio Grioli, Researcher at Advanced Robotics, IIT and the “Centro E. Piaggio”
- Eugenio Guglielmelli, Deputy Rector for Research, Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University
- Luca Iocchi, Associate Professor, Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
- Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
- Antonio Tornambè, Professor of Automation Control, “Tor Vergata” University of Rome
- Laura Turini, lawyer and journalist, and founding partner, Turini Group
Q&A with professors and students
ALGORITHMIC COMPOSITION AND LIVE PERFORMANCE
Workshop for students with Leonello Tarabella, computer musician, CNR Pisa
10 am – 5 pm | LABS – SHOWCASE AREA - COMPETITIONS
Activities for students and professors
2 – 5 pm | WORKSHOP ROBOCUP@HOME EDUCATION
Robot design for the Robotics World Championships
ROMECUP 2017 – EXCELLENCE IN ROBOTICS IN ROME
MARCH 15-16, 2017
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
Engineering Macro-area, Via del Politecnico 1
MARCH 17, 2017
Campidoglio, Sala della Protomoteca
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