Educational robotics, the key role of innovative teachers
They build, program, test, correct and present. Almost 350 young robot engineers are taking part in the competitions of the RomeCup 2025, engaged in a wide variety of roles behind the creation of a robot. Alongside them are 26 innovative teachers who believe in experiential learning and accompany the younger generation in challenges with a high technological and ethical content, thanks to educational robotics.
At the 18th edition of the Trofeo Internazionale Città di Roma di Robotica (Rome International Robotics Trophy), 102 teams from 25 Italian schools will compete in six categories: Rescue Line, On Stage, Soccer, Explorer, SuperTeam and Robotic Arm Challenge. The competition features rescue robots moving through hostile environments, football-playing robots capable of passing and shooting autonomously, mini explorer robots, collaborative robotic arms and creative performances that combine technology and entertainment. Each challenge is an opportunity to practise problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity.
This year, we welcome nine schools making their debut at the RomeCup. Some have seized the educational opportunity offered by the competitions thanks to funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan:
- Piero Angela, Rome
- Galileo Galilei, Bolzano
- Volterra-Elia, Ancona
- Majorana-Corner, Venice
- Ascanio Landi, Velletri, Rome
- Vincenzo Cuoco-Campanella, Naples
- Maria Immacolata, Gorgonzola, Milan
- Publio Elio Adriano, Tivoli, Rome
- Fortunato Fedele, Agira, Enna
The RomeCup competitions are also a laboratory for active citizenship, where technologies become tools for learning to learn and imagining a more humane and intelligent future.
INNOVATIVE TEACHERS
Here is the list of teachers accompanying the teams in the various challenges
- Giuseppe Amato, Gugliemo Marconi, Nocera Inferiore (Explorer, Robotic arms)
- Giuseppe Arcifa, G. Galilei, Catania (Rescue line, Super Team, On-stage)
- Charles Axisa, Savio College, Dingli, Malta (Rescue line, Super Team, Explorer)
- Diego Baresi, Dreampuzzle, Brescia (On stage)
- Simona Bellavita, Galileo Galilei, Bolzano (Rescue line, Super Team)
- Celina Buzzi, Galileo Galilei, Rome (Soccer)
- Luigi Capone, Publio Elio Adriano, Tivoli Rome (Rescue line, Super Team)
- Gianmarco Ciccolone, Crocetti Cerulli, Teramo (Rescue line, Super Team)
- Anna Rita Damato, Cassandro Fermi Nervi, Barletta (Rescue line, Super Team)
- Carmelo Distante, Giovanni Giorgi, Brindisi (Rescue line, Super Team, Robotic arms)
- Antonio Fidelio, Leonardo da Vinci, Sapri (Explorer, Robotic arms)
- Alessia Galli, Ettore Majorana, Avezzano (Rescue line, Super Team, On-stage)
- Amerigo Guercini, Enrico Fermi, Rome (Robotic arms)
- Vincenzo Lorefice, Michael Faraday, Rome (Explorer)
- Amedeo Macrì, Marco Tullio Cicerone, Sala Consilina (Explorer, Robotic arms)
- Paolo Musmarra, Vincenzo Cuoco-Campanella, Naples (Rescue line, Super Team, Explorer)
- Luca Oliva, Avogadro, Vercelli (Explorer, On-stage, Robotic arms)
- Giampaolo Pucci, ISS Piazza della Resistenza (Cardano), Monterotondo (Soccer)
- Alberto Giuseppe Risiglione, I.I.S. Fortunato Fedele, Agira (Rescue line, Super Team)
- Luigi Ronciglia, Maria Immacolata School, Gorgonzola (Robotic arms)
- Sabina Sabatini, Ascanio Landi High School, Velletri (Explorer)
- Alessandra Scarpa, Majorana-Corner High School, Venice (Robotic arms)
- Paolo Torda, Pacinotti, Rome (Rescue line, Super Team, Explorer, Soccer)
- Luigi Trollini, Spoleto Technical and Vocational Institute, Spoleto (Rescue Line, Super Team)
- Michele Ulisse, Volterra-Elia Institute, Ancona (Rescue Line, Super Team)
- Maria Lucia Zuccaro, Piero Angela Comprehensive School, Rome (Explorer)
TEAM NUMBERS BY CATEGORY
- Rescue Line Secondary: 22 teams from 10 schools in Malta, Puglia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Marche, Umbria, Abruzzo, Campania, Sicily, Lazio
- Superteam: 10 teams from 9 schools in Trentino Alto Adige, Marche, Abruzzo, Campania, Sicily, Lazio
- Explorer Senior: 15 teams from 5 schools in Malta, Campania, Lazio, Piedmont
- Explorer Junior: 34 teams from 7 schools in Lazio and Campania
- Soccer Light: 4 teams from 2 schools in Lazio
- Soccer Open: 2 teams from 1 school in Lazio
- On Stage: 4 teams from 3 schools in Piedmont, Abruzzo and Lombardy
- Robotic arms: 11 teams from 6 schools in Campania, Veneto, Piedmont, Lombardy and Lazio
