The İBBTech team, consisting of students who graduated from İBB Technology Workshops, achieved success with the robot they made in the first competition they participated in. Competing in the First Robotics Competition 2023 Istanbul Regional, held with the theme of energy, İBBTech achieved an important success by receiving the Quality Award (52 Qualty Award) among 2023 teams.
The students, who participated in the İBB Technology Workshops training held in cooperation with the İBB Youth and Sports Directorate and Boğaziçi University last year and were selected to the İBBTech team after graduation, attended the First Robotics Competition Istanbul Regional, held at Volkswagen Arena between 24-26 March.
The team entered the competition with Boğaziçi University Faculty Member Assoc. Dr. It was prepared under the chief mentorship of Burak Şişman and technology coaching of Ahmet Gündüz, Şükrücan Özdemir and Burak Yuruk, under the captaincy of their volunteer supporter Ersin Karaduman. Team members came to the fore with a remarkable success among 52 teams and more than a thousand students in the energy themed competition, which they participated for the first time.
THEY BROUGHT FOURTH
IBBTech members, who participated in the competition with the robot they made, successfully fulfilled the tasks and targets set in the race, which started with the autonomous system and was held under the pilot's direction. The teams that participated in the qualifying races 9 times with the rival teams then took the podium 4 more times. The team members who made it to the semi-finals in the competition completed this first national technology competition in the fourth place.
With this performance, İBBTech also won the Quality Award for robots that perfectly apply engineering approaches and principles in robot design, take risk reduction measures, maintain their functionality, and impress all juries in terms of durability and robustness.
NEW ROUTE 'ITURO'
The next competition in which the IBBTech high school team will participate will be ITURO (Istanbul Technical University Robot Olympics), organized by the Istanbul Technical University Control and Automation Club.
6th AND 7th CLASS MEMBERS OF THE TEAM WILL ALSO COMPETE
The 6th and 7th grade students of the team will participate in the FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge Tournaments (FLL) to be held in Ankara and İzmir. Students will be eligible to participate in the American LEGO® League Challenge Tournament based on the points they get from here. In addition, they will be able to represent IMM in the 2023-2024 World Robot Races, which will be held in Germany independently of these tournaments.
İBBTech was formed among students who completed the 2021-2022 education period within the scope of the workshops held in cooperation with Boğaziçi University within the scope of the İBB Youth and Sports Directorate. Students were determined according to their success scores in the exam held in the 2021-2022 period, their attendance to education, their participation in classes and the results of the exam held at the end of the year. A special team of 6 people was formed from 7th, 8th, 9th and 40th grade students. Students continue their advanced training in artificial intelligence, robotic programming and design, which will continue throughout the year.