FIFTY young robotic engineers fine-tuned their electronic creations to gain a competitive edge over rivals in the Robo Cup Junior event at Ballarat Earth Ed yesterday.
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Students transferred used their smarts to program the artificial intelligence of their robots in a series of dance, soccer and rescue competitions.
Organiser Brian Thomas said the enthusiastic supporters “raised the roof” with cheering and barracking for their favourite robots.
“It doesn’t matter how old you are, it’s about the experience you have. A primary school kid who has spent two years on robotics can perform just as strongly as a year eight or nine student,” he said.
Robot dancers, soccer players and rescue experts showed the skills their creators had given them as individuals and schools battled it out.
The RoboCup Junior event stems from a university project whose goal is to, by 2050, have a team of robot soccer players run on to the field and beat the World Cup Champions.
”This introduces kids to robotics and may give them a passion to study engineering or mechatronics. This event is the culmination of months of planning, building and programming back at school.”
