Robots for a safer world competition

Robots for a safer world is the topic of one of the exhibitions in this year’s nation-wide Robotics competition to be held in the summer.

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) is organising the 6th Robotex Pancyprian Robotics Competition at the Sports Centre of the University of Cyprus on the weekend of July 1 and 2.

Robotex Cyprus 23 is open to pupils, students and adults, and participation is free. The winning teams will be eligible to participate in Robotex International 2023 in Estonia, from which the Cypriot delegation has returned with numerous distinctions in previous years.

The competition features various exciting robotic battles, SUMO, Line Following challenges of different levels, the Folkrace car rally, maze-solving, and Color Picking. This year, a new exciting Lego Sumo 3kg challenge has been added.

Building on last year’s success, the competition also includes Girls Fire Fighting, which aims to attract more women into STEM fields.

Robots for a Safer World is the topic of the established Engino and Lego educational robotics exhibition aimed at primary school students, while an Open Category for robotic constructions/projects was added last year, aimed at secondary school students and college students.

The two-day event will be open to the public and technology enthusiasts. Guests can look forward to an action-packed weekend, applauding all the young participants and enjoying drone demonstrations, interactive exhibitions, musical and dance performances, and other events for people of all ages.

The largest educational robotics festival in Cyprus is organised by the Cyprus Computer Society with the University of Cyprus, the Youth Board, and the IET Cyprus as co-organisers. The event is under the auspices of President Nikos Christodoulides, and has been approved by the ministry of education as well as Etek (Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber).

The deputy ministry of research supports Robotex Cyprus 2023 as the Diamond Sponsor, with the Research and Innovation Foundation (IDEK) as a sponsor. Long-time partners of the CCS, XM, serve as the Technology Partner, and the Bank of Cyprus as the Youth Supporter. Neapolis University Paphos is the Gold Sponsor, while Engino, Huawei, Kardex and Hellas Sat serve as Silver Sponsors. The Bronze Sponsors include Novatex, Zebra, NETinfo, and ICDL. Robo.com.cy is the gift-donor for the winners, and scholarships for lyceum students are provided by all private universities.

Interested robotics teams, with the help of a coach, are invited to create robots to compete in the 20 different challenges of the event. Registration is possible via the website www.robotex.org.cy until May 31.

Those interested in contributing as volunteers/judges to the non-profit project and the development of educational robotics can contact CCS at 22 460680, [email protected], and [email protected]. Follow Robotex at #RobotexCy and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Ro.