With inspiration and creativity, students from all over Attica were impressed at the 4th Educational Robotics Festival Piraeus, which took place on Sunday, June 1st, at the Peace and Friendship Stadium, as part of the events for the “Sea Days 2025”.
A total of 90 student groups from all over Attica, kindergartens, elementary schools, gymnasiums and high schools, where they presented their projects at an impressive robotics celebration, entitled “Exploring the Oceans and the Bottom”. At the same time, university and research groups, as well as technology organizations and companies, with original creations, participated.
The festival was a unique field of expressioncooperation and experimentation for “Little Scientists”. Their ideas, original and inventive, combined technological innovation with artistic sensitivity.
The Festival was co -organized by the Programming and Sustainable Development Directorate, The Robotics Workshop ‘Mellonlab’, The Extraversion Directorate, European Programs and Tourism, the Europe Direct Piraeus and the Peace and Friendship Stadium.
To students were awarded souvenir medals, recognizing and rewarding their efforts, delivered by Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis, Piraeus Vice -Mayor Stavroula Antonakou, Deputy Mayors Dimitris Karydis, Panagiotis Reppas, Antonis Morantzis, Kyriaki Bourdakou Long.
Special presence at the festival was Zacharias, the favorite mascot of the days of sea, photographed with hundreds of children, scattering smiles.
The Festival was musically accompanied by the Piraeus Municipality Philharmonic Orchestra.
Piraeus Mayor Yiannis Moralis, in his greeting, stressed: “The 4th Robotics Festival is an event dedicated to our students’ creativity, innovation and talent, with our strategic partner being” Mellonlab “and all the co -organizers.
Children’s involvement with robotics highlights the capabilities of the younger generation in technology and science, cultivates teamwork and prepares them for the future that already It is shaped through technological progress.
The Municipality of Piraeus will continue with its own strengths to support such initiatives, enhancing children’s participation in competitions and educational activities. related to technology and robotics. After all, our city recently hosted the Robotics Olympiad, a great event at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. I would like to thank the Vice -Mayor of Piraeus Stavroula Antonakou, for our good cooperation and in the context of the days of sea, as well as the President of the SEF. Christina Tsiligiri and her associates for the valuable support and of course to congratulate all the students who participated and the teachers for their valuable guidance. “
Piraeus Vice -Mayor Stavroula Antonakou said in her address: “It is moving to see hundreds of children present with enthusiasm and creativity that, in our time, we could not imagine. The involvement of children with robotics from such a young age shows how quickly the younger generation is evolving. As a Region of Attica, we support with all our might such initiatives. We believe that robotics must be integrated into the educational process. Warmest congratulations to the organizers of the 4th Robotics Festival for their excellent work. It is a celebration of knowledge, innovation and creation that we all enjoy, especially the children themselves. “
Dimitris Karydis, Deputy Mayor of Schedule and Sustainable Development, said: “This year’s participation is truly impressive, with about 90 groups of students from each educational grade, accompanied by parents and teachers. Of these, almost 40 teams come from Piraeus, which fills us with pride. The festival is dedicated to the oceans, with children’s creations focusing on the issues of the aquatic environment and climate change. Robotics, technology and science are now dynamic in the daily lives of children from an early age, and the Municipality of Piraeus is steadily supporting every initiative in this direction. “
The president of the Peace and Friendship Stadium Christina Tsiligiri emphasized: “The 4th Educational Robotics Festival was held in the framework of the Days of Sea 2025 at the facilities of the Peace and Friendship Stadium, with the participation, compared to previous years. We had the pleasure of getting to know student groups from Piraeus schools and new technologies, and we were informed about the innovative actions that are being developed in the wider area. Congratulations to everyone for the proper organization of “Sea Days 2025”. The Peace and Friendship Stadium is always a helper in the great events of the city. “