RomeCup 2025: over 25 mixed teams, schools and universities compete in six categories
The latest edition of the creative robotics contests organised by RomeCup 2025, promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale ETS in collaboration with universities and research centres, came to an end with great enthusiasm and participation. Over 25 teams from all over Italy presented their prototypes in the categories Agrobot, Marebot, Nonnibot, Cobot, Tirbot and Dronebot, tackling challenges inspired by real problems and the needs of local communities.
Since 2018, the creative contests have been one of the most eagerly awaited and innovative events of the RomeCup. In this competition, mixed teams of high school students from all over Italy and young university researchers collaborate to conceive, design and implement cutting-edge technological solutions. The contests are divided into different categories, each dedicated to a specific sector of technological innovation: from agriculture to autonomous mobility, from marine monitoring to social assistance. Each project is the result of intense teamwork, combining theoretical and practical skills, with the support of prestigious universities and the involvement of expert teachers. The synergy between schools and universities makes RomeCup a true co-creation laboratory, where robotics and artificial intelligence become concrete tools for imagining and building a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive future.
The winners by category
AGROBOT
IIS Giordano di Venafro
Project: Seedbot
Autonomous tracked robot for sowing, powered by solar panels and programmed with Arduino. Optimises resources, reduces waste and promotes sustainable agriculture.
Partner university: Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
MAREBOT
IIS Marconi Pieralisi di Jesi
Project: Calypso
Wooden boat for monitoring the sea surface, equipped with an underwater rover to detect microplastics and mucilage.
Partner university: Marche Polytechnic University
NONNIBOT
Majorana High School in Pozzuoli
Project: E.T. - Easy Talk Machine
Intuitive and inclusive device to facilitate communication between frail people and caregivers. Technology that starts in the classroom and grows with empathy.
Partner university: Federico II University of Naples
COBOT
Avogadro High School in Vercelli
Project: Lampo 2.0
Humanoid robot for support in everyday life, with voice and visual interaction and app control. It moves on omnidirectional wheels.
Partner university: Eastern Piedmont
TIRBOT
IIS Giorgi Woolf in Rome
Project: Car Parameter Monitoring
Intelligent electronic system for vehicle safety, activated in emergencies. Powered by renewable sources, it can also be integrated into older vehicles.
Partner university: Roma Tre University
DRONEBOT
I.S. G.B. Vaccarini in Catania
Category developed in collaboration with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in the dedicated flight area, led by Prof. Daniele Carnevale..
A bridge between school, research and society
Creative robotics contests continue to be a winning model of collaboration between students, teachers and universities, capable of enhancing laboratory teaching, teamwork and the ability to respond to social and environmental challenges with original and replicable technological solutions.
As Cecilia Stajano, community manager of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, pointed out, ‘it is precisely concrete challenges that stimulate students’ creativity and commitment, setting in motion a process that connects schools, research and business for the benefit of society as a whole’.
