2 min.
The RomeCup will now continue in schools and at the Phyrtual Innovation Gym Robotics Centre, which hosts daily labs for students of all ages and university orientation workshops with the humanoid NAO Robot. The Fab Lab, built on the basis of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms allows designers to develop custom-tailored components.
The 9th edition of the RomeCup introduced students from throughout Italy to success stories developed by under-30s who transformed robotic solutions into innovative start-ups. “We try to show how robotics can lead to entrepreneurship,” explains Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale. “Robotics is a fundamental axis to create a youth accelerator and overcome the crisis, and schools are demonstrating a contagious enthusiasm. Over 60 prototypes created by students eighteen and younger were presented at the RomeCup.”
RomeCup 2015 Figures
3.000
Students participated in the labs (from kindergarten to night school students)
30
Didactic labs for all ages (6-19) and courses of study; two labs for teachers
250
Teachers involved
150
Over 150 robotic prototypes developed by the 50 showcase area participants (including software, apps, chipsets, etc.)
8
Innovative start-ups
20
Over 20 different types of subjects participating in the Multi-Sector Network for Robotics (universities, schools, companies, etc.). At present, the network has 70 members.
109
Competing school teams for a total of nearly 400 students
9
Competition categories plus the humanoid robot exhibition
11
Italian regions represented by the teams
9
One thousand euro wards for the first placed teams
60
Over 60 robotic prototypes presented by schools
