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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The regional qualifying round of the international robotics competition FIRST Tech Challenge — St. Petersburg was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. In Russia, they are held under the name “Engineers’ League”. Based on its results, the robotics teams KTM and VR from SPbPU received quotas for participation in the national championship of the Engineers’ League, which will be held in March in our city.
Since September, teams have been working hard to develop their robots, improving the design and software controls from competition to competition.
The regional selection in St. Petersburg has been held for the fifth year in a row at the Technopolis Polytech research complex, the best venue for such competitions. The format of the past competitions is as close as possible to the world level. In addition to competitions on the playing field, there are interviews of teams with experts and the defense of engineering portfolios. All robots have undergone a thorough technical examination. A full online broadcast was conducted, and interviews with participants immediately after the matches conveyed the bright emotions of the competition.
The Polytechnicians admitted that this meeting was indeed difficult, since the robot’s design was significantly reworked, and during the competition it was necessary to practice actions with allies. The level of training of Russian teams is traditionally high. In one of the matches, the result came very close to the current world record. According to the results of the qualification, our KTM and VR took second and fourth place among 23 teams. In the final, the alliance of Polytechnic teams came in second. This result allowed them to confidently qualify for the national championship. In 2025, it will be held in the Museum of Naval Glory in the city of Kronstadt.
These competitions were preceded by two friendly meetings. At the end of December, the Polytechnic teams took first and second place at ITMO. And right after the New Year holidays, a meeting was held at the Higher School of Economics. Due to the new rules, the guys had to significantly change the design of the robot, but this did not prevent them from taking the silver and becoming the best in the nominations “Innovative Solution” and “Control System”.
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