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Two teams of students from Santa Rosa, Laguna, emerged victorious at the Freestyle Innovative Category at the 11th Robotics Championship International Competition.
They say that it takes a village to raise a child. This is also true in nurturing the talents and potentials of young Filipino students. That is why, Eridanus Marketing Corporation proudly supports Pinoy students who competed at the 11th Robotics Championship International Competition held in Oradea, Romanis last April 20 to 22, 2023.
Two teams from Santa Rosa, Laguna, emerged victorious in the said competition, for bagging first and second place in the Freestyle Innovative Category, besting contestants from 11 countries, including China, Poland, Egypt, and Romania.
Headed by president and CEO Edwina Olivar, Eridanus Marketing Corporation, the brand under the Eridanus Learning Center for Robotics, flew seven students to Romania for the three-day competition to foster ingenuity and creativity while exposing world-class young Filipino talents to the world.
The award-winning projects
Bagging the top award under the said category were Matthew James B. Perilla from Don Jose Integrated High School, Cydric John V. Javier, Lorenz Ian A. Aliño, and Rein Eunice A. De Jesus from Labas Senior High School, who worked on their masterpiece for two to three weeks.
Called “Collectiboat,” this project is an alternative water waste collector that accumulates trash on the surface of the water, specifically in lakes, and moves it through a conveyor into the trash bins. It is even designed to enter drainage systems to help alleviate the causes of flooding. It has a filtration system that filters dirt and oil.
“What inspired us to make Collectiboat was the ongoing problem in society, which is pollution, specifically water pollution. During the Bagyong Paeng, we’ve seen the results of garbage in our community, and that’s the starting point of the idea of making Collectiboat,” says de Jesus. “It was designed to lessen the increasing number of surface wastes found in water areas as well as drainage systems, which cause blockages that result in heavy flooding during typhoons.”
Meanwhile, the Fast and Low-cost Observation for Worldwide Earthquakes, or Project “FLOW” by Florenz Onile F. Gertes, Lawrence I. Delos Reyes, and Audrina Lorraine A. Tapay from Santa Rosa Science and Technology High School, finished second place in a similar category.
Project “FLOW” is built to make navigation during disasters easier by using camera motion to detect earthquakes. When a temblor shakes the ground, the system swiftly responds by automatically opening gates and activating visual and audio cues such as LEDs and buzzers, enabling people to take necessary precautions and evacuate quickly and safely.
Organized by the University of Oradea – Department of Mechatronics, the annual Robotics Championship International Competition brings together top talents in the robotics industry from all over the world as they encourage students and robot enthusiasts to grow not only technical knowledge but also stimulate collaboration and networking.
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