Three-member teams from all over the country constructed and programmed autonomous robots for this year's "Tetris puzzle" competition task during the spring. The goal was to move as many colored pieces as possible into the marked zones and assemble 4×4 squares of the corresponding color from them within 90 seconds. A record 153 teams applied for the spring stage of the Robo Competition this year, of which 130 competed during three April preliminary rounds in the Zenger Auditorium of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University. The best 16 teams subsequently advanced to the grand final at the Maker Faire Prague festival.
The winner of the Robo Competition for Elementary Schools was Team STV consisting of Aaron Agulár, Lukáš Hrdina and Martin Mandera from DDM Stanice techniků in Prague 2 – Vyšehrad.
2nd place went to the Gyrořízci team consisting of Vít Dubský, Jakub Horák and Štěpán Purkert from Gymnázio Písnická in Prague 4.
3rd place went to the T.N.T. consisting of Antonín Voříšek, Roman Verbiy and Vojtěch Červenka from the First Czech Gymnasium in Karlovy Vary.
4th place was taken by the Robo Developments team consisting of Nikolas Barvínek and Marek Chvosta from the Dukelská Strakonice Elementary School.
The sixteen best teams competed in front of the visitors of Maker Faire Prague
The final competition took place in Křižík Pavilion E at the Prague Holešovice Exhibition Grounds as part of the Maker Faire Prague festival program, which annually presents innovations, technologies and creative projects to the general public. The Robo Competition has once again become one of the main points of the festival program.
“This year’s task was really successful. It was fascinating to watch how even very young teams think strategically and try to assemble entire squares instead of simply moving parts. Thanks to this, the competition was extremely dynamic and balanced,” says the main organizer of the Robo Competition, Dr. Martin Hlinovský from the Department of Control Engineering, FEL CTU.
According to the organizers, this year's task was extremely scalable - both novice teams and more experienced competitors who participate in the RoboCompetition repeatedly could participate. It was the well-thought-out strategy and the ability to optimize the robot's movement that determined the success.
"The rules are clearly stated, but the key is to come up with a strategy to get the maximum points. And then design the robot so that it can reliably fulfill it," adds a member of the organizing team, Ing. David Pařil.
The Maker Faire Prague festival took place on the weekend of May 9-10 at the Prague Exhibition Grounds. The final of the RoboCompetition for primary schools started on Sunday, May 10 at 12:00 in Křižík Pavilion E.
The competition is organized by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague with the support of the general partner, BTL Medical Development a.s. and with the support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, the secondary school category will continue in the fall,
Further information and complete results of the Robo Competition can be found on the competition website: https://robosoutez.fel.cvut.cz/vysledky-0