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The final play-offs and awards ceremony of the ninth edition of the RomeCup (March 27) took place in the picturesque Rome townhall, the Campidoglio. Nine awards were presented to the winning team in each competition category.
9th International City of Rome Robotics Trophy
Dance Primary: IC Gonzaga, Eboli - Team “Fanta Robot”
•Dance Secondary: IIS Copernico, Pomezia - Team “A-team”
•Rescue Primary: Istituto Santa Maria, Rome - Team “Pixel”
•Rescue Secondary: Liceo Marie Curie, Giulia Nova (TE) - Team “Curie Red”
•Explorer Junior: ITC Ruiz, Rome - Team “Proxon”
•Explorer Senior: IIS Pacinotti – Archimede, Rome - Team “Billy”
•Cospace Theatre: Liceo scientifico Democrito, Rome- Team “Democrito Dance”
National Selections - RoboCup 2015
•Soccer Open League: ITIS Righi, Treviglio - Team “Robot Magut”
•Soccer Light Weight: ITIS Galilei, Rome - Team “Galilei 1”
The teams that won the National RoboCup Junior Selections will compete in the Hefei World Robotics Championship in China (July 17-23, 2015).
The nine €1000 prizes were presented by Elizabeth M. McKay, Office of Public Affairs Embassy of the United States, and Ramiro Dell’Erba, ENEA Researcher.
Media Direct /Campus Store provided nine 70-euro coupons for each second placed team (see romecup.org/risultati) and robotic kits for those that placed third.
Three Arduino didactic kits, provided by Robotics 3D, were presented to Team Bob (Istituto Santa Maria), Team Volta 6 (IIS Volta, Pescara) and Team Mazinga Zeta (ITC Ruiz, Rome).
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.”
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 RomeCup is promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale with the patronage of the Regione Lazio and the United States Embassy in Rome, the support of Enea, Media Direct /Campus Store, Robotic 3D, Sharebot, C2 Group and Paleos, and in collaboration with the Rome Città Educativa and Phyrtual Innovation Gym. Our media partner was Rai Cultura. The RomeCup participates in the European “Get Online Week 2015” and “Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs” campaigns.
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