With central awareness of robotics and technology integration into education, Computers has completed for fourth consecutive year The “Plaisiobots” competition. This year’s theme of the competition, “Plaisiobots: The Race 3.0“, Was inspired by him 11th UN target for sustainable cities and communities And it was addressed to high school and high school students from all over Greece, without the need for prior robotics knowledge.
Overall 700 students from all over Greecethey responded to the call with original ideas and creativity. 168 students went through the next phase and for 6 months, watched more than 7.392 hours of teaching in 14 Training Centers.
The final of the 3rd Open Call Robotics & Entrepreneurship Competition was held at the Dais Sports Center, once again a huge success. 42 groups consisting of 168 studentsAfter months of intensive and exciting competition, they presented their business ideas to the judges, with the aim of creating a brighter and sustainable future for all. At their side were the coaches and their parents, while Smaragda Alexandri enthusiastically assumed the role of the host of the event.
The group Carsoneers from Heraklion Crete He was the winner and will have the pleasure of experiencing an exciting educational trip to San Diego University in California. Carsoneers presented the Robot Police Wrap upwhich redefines biofuel production, making the process easier, faster and more economical. Its members, Daphne Sideraki, Evangelia Stratigigi and Maria Mamaki, will have the opportunity to meet leading teachers and researchers and visit start-up technology companies.
As far as other groups that stood out, the team took 2nd place Medbot by Koscreated by Health Kiosk – a robot that facilitates access to preventive medical examinations and primary health care, while the team was in 3rd place AudioFirethe student group from Attica With the autonomous system of subcutaneous fire extinguishing, which incorporates innovative technologies for early detection and extinguishing fires.
This initiative was supported for the first time by the Samsung & η HPleading technology companies, whose representatives had the pleasure of remaining special awards and gifts to other winning teams. Aris Paraskevopoulos, head of Mobile Experience of Samsung Electronics Hellas in GR-CY, and Alexander Kinini, HP Country Channel Manager for GR-CY, awarded the special awards, recognizing students’ effort and creativity.
OR DannaWorld Robotics and Plaisiobots Robotics Championships said: “The Plaisiobots Competition: The Race 3.0 has once again proved how innovative solutions can be designed and implemented by students with proper education and support. The main goal of the competition is for students to know how they can create robotic solutions with a positive social footprint and in fact we have seen, ideas that can change our lives by improving our cities.»
THE Costas GerardosCEO of the Plaisiobots framework and inspirer said: ‘If we know something as humanity, it is that technological progress is unstoppable. What we hope to achieve through the institution of Plaisiobots is to inspire children to make use of it to make our world better. To give them the space, the knowledge and of course, the technology to implement the awesome ideas that are thinking of trying to improve the world. Plaisiobots are here to prove that children can develop the world, as long as we show them the way»
The “Plaisiobots: The Race 3.0” contest is the third student “journey” in educational robotics and entrepreneurship, the final of which was a positive challenge for the judges and all those who watched him, in a celebration dedicated not only to technology and science, Unforgettable competition.