The 13th edition of RomeCup, the multi-event promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale to promote young Italian talent and the innovation ecosystem in robotics, artificial intelligence and life sciences, ended with the awards ceremony at the Rome Campidoglio.
The robotics competitions (Soccer, Explorer, Rescue, On Stage, Rescue Simulation) and creative contests for students on school-work programmes and university students were integrated with new challenges: a hackathon on “Robotics and Lifes Sciences,” held in collaboration with the Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova and the Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University, and the “SuperConnected Robot” Challenge launched by Invitalia and the School Superiore Sant’Anna inPisa for start-uppers, students and researchers. Moreover, awards were also presented to the winners of the “5G4School” Contest promoted with the Fondazione Lars Magnus Ericsson.
The final competition rounds involved 148 teams from 30 schools in 10 Italian regions, as well as a team from Malta. Today, the winning teams in nine category contests will receive awards in the Protomoteca Hall at the Rome Campidoglio.
13th International “City of Rome” Trophy
- Rescue Primary: Team Majorana, IC Majorana, Rome
- Rescue Secondary: Team Ferrari Susa, IIS Ferrari, Susa
- Explorer Junior: Team Only M, IIS Cicerone, Sala Consilina
- Explorer Senior: Team Hulk, IIS Cicerone, Sala Consilina
- On Stage Primary: Team Robo Book, IC Nitti, Rome
- On Stage Secondary: Team Humandroid, IIS Cobianchi, Verbania
National Selections - RoboCup 2019
- Soccer Open League: Team Cardano Robotics, IIS Cardano, Monterotondo
- Soccer Light Weight: Team SPQR2, IIS Galilei, Rome
- Rescue Simulation: Team Papaoutai, IIS Archimede, Catania
The winning teams of the national selections will participate in RoboCup Junior, the World Robotics Championships that will be held in July in Australia. The teams placing second in the Rescue Simulation and Soccer Categories, as well as the first-placed in the “On Stage” Category, will participate in the European Robotics Championships in Hannover. The €1000 awards were provided by Regione Lazio and Lazio Innova.
Awards were also presented to the winners of the university contests that involved 9 universities and 20 schools in developing innovative robotic solutions for agriculture, assistance, rehab, marine environments and brain-computer interfaces:
- Agrobot: WeedBuster, IIS Volterra in Ciampino (Rome) and “Tor Vergata” University
- NonniBot: Smart Walker, IIS Archimede in Catania and University of Catania
- CoBot: Team Vibrasound, IIS Volterra in Ciampino (Rome) and “Tor Vergata” University
- MareBot: Team MeucciBot, IIS Laeng-Meucci in Osimo and University of the Marche
- Brain Control Interface: Team Neurobrace, “Tor Vergata” University
The special award in memory of Federico Mattogno, provided and presented by his parents, was assigned to Project “PowerHead” in the Cobot Category, developed by students at IIS Vallauri in Velletri and the Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University.
The following awards were also presented at RomeCup 2019:
- €500 Award to the Liceo Scientifico in Ceccano as the winner of the “Robotics and Life Sciences” Hackathon, promoted by the Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova and the Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University, for a project to help the sight-impaired with special glasses and bracelets.
- €5000 Award provided by Invitalia for the “SuperConnected Robot” Hackathon, promoted with the School Superiore Sant’Anna inPisa. The award was won by Project Empatic, presented by an all-female team of Robotic Engineering, Biomedical and Neuromorphics Researchers at the University Sant’Anna inPisa and the University of New York. Empatic is a sustainable neural interface to facilitate life for diabetes type 2 patients.
- Students at IIS Croce Aleramo in Rome won the “5G4School” Contest, promoted in collaboration with the Fondazione Lars Magnus Ericsson, with Project “SmartHelp”: an intelligent bracelet that monitors the mood of individuals with social relation issues.
Sponsors of the 13th edition of RomeCup, promoted with the Patronage of the City of Rome, include the Regione Lazio, Lazio Innova, Invitalia, Italian Paralympic Committee, Inail, United States Embassy in Rome, Enea, Fondazione Lars Magnus Ericsson, Olivetti, Dell EMC, Ligra and Google. Our media partner is Radio Rai and Students.it.
