Iranian robotics teams attending FIRA RoboWorld Cup
Iranian robotics teams attending FIRA RoboWorld Cup
TEHRAN –Iranian students comprising 22 teams are participating in the Federation of International RoboSports Association (FIRA) 2024 RoboWorld Cup in Sao Luis, Brazil.
The competition started on August 5 and will conclude on August 9, ISNA reported.
The event serves as a platform for sharing expertise and exchanging information with other teams. It can also help in recognizing robotics and artificial intelligence talents.
FIRA focuses on three goals: to provide challenging and motivating benchmark problems for state-of-the-art research in intelligent robotics; to give senior students valuable skills and experiences that allow them to be productive and develop their careers in the new economy; and to introduce junior students to the fundamentals of STEAM topics (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math).
The FIRA RoboWorld Cup includes competitions in the following leagues. FIRA AIR includes the use of autonomous flying vehicles in urban and disaster scenarios.
FIRA Sports was the goal of developing robot athletes that can compete against humans in Olympic events FIRA Challenges focuses on complex challenges in industrial, rescue, and service robot settings.
FIRA Youth are competitions for our younger participants such as the mission impossible events.
Achievement in robotics competitions
The robotics team of Iran won a gold medal and three silver medals in the Dubai International Inventions Show (DIS) 2023.
The event provided a business platform for inventors, manufacturers, and dealers to present their latest products and innovations and exchange information.
For this occasion, delegations from different countries came to Dubai to present their patented inventions and new ideas, the competition brings together many participants and inventions in many diverse areas.
At DIS, excellence in innovation is highlighted through the Invention & Innovation Award, it brings recognition to the best inventions, innovations, and trade, adding to its merit is supported by many international delegates.
Over 20 countries including Iran, Canada, Russia, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, and Oman participated in the competition, ISNA reported.
The competition was held both in person and online.
Elite students from Iran ranked first in the UniKL International Robattle Competition (UIRC) 2023 and became champions in the category of Innovation.
The competition was hosted by Malaysia and held from December 10 –13, IRIB reported.
The event brought together more than 420 participants, under the age of 17, underscoring its widespread appeal and global representation.
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source: tehrantimes.com