In Venafro, the “Antonio Giordano” Comprehensive School presents the projects developed for RomeCup 2026 to the community
Next Thursday, 4 June, from 10 am to 12 noon, the Palazzina Liberty in Venafro will host the educational event “Artificial Intelligence and Health: Potential and Opportunities for Professionals of Today and Tomorrow”, organised by the Antonio Giordano Comprehensive School. The initiative concludes a project involving students, teachers and families, showcasing the projects submitted to the RomeCup 2026 in the various categories of the creative contests.
Following opening remarks by the headteacher Marcellino D’Ambrosa, the Fondazione Mondo Digitale will introduce the proceedings with Valentina Gelsomini, Head of Technical Infrastructure and Educational Resources, and Claudia Belella, Project Officer. This was followed by an educational session led by teacher Milena Maisto, focusing on the relationship between artificial intelligence, health and emerging professions.
The second part of the meeting was dedicated to the presentation of the projects with which the students participated in RomeCup 2026, across the various categories of the creative contests: Cobot, Agrobot, HealthBot and Nonnibot. Each group will describe the process of conceiving, designing and building their prototype, demonstrating how robotics, artificial intelligence and digital technologies can address real-world needs: from environmental safety to inclusion, from sustainable agriculture to care, right through to the wellbeing of older people. Among the projects are EthercheckBot, a drone for monitoring air quality; EchoBot, an educational sound robot for blind children; FarmyBot, a solution for automated sowing; Pillonix, a HealthBot to support medication intake; and WordShield, a smart bracelet to promote kinder communication, which won an award in Rome in the NonniBot category [see the news item on the Kindness Bracelet]. The work was coordinated by teachers Romana Eugenia Lucarelli and Michele Fiore.
The event can also be followed on the school’s YouTube channel.
The five projects competing at RomeCup 2026
- Air monitoring drone. A drone equipped with environmental sensors to detect harmful gases, dust and air quality in indoor environments, factories and petrol stations. The prototype was designed to improve safety by reducing operators’ exposure in potentially hazardous areas.
- EchoBot. An educational sound robot designed for blind children. It moves along a mapped route, is activated by a voice command and offers a game for recognising animal sounds, transforming sound into a tool for exploration, learning and inclusion [watch the interview with the team].
- FarmyBot. An autonomous tracked robot for sowing, designed to move across the ground, create holes, deposit seeds, cover them and activate irrigation. Also powered by solar panels, it offers a sustainable solution for small-scale farmers, urban gardens and greenhouses.Pillonix. An assistive robot designed to help the elderly and people with mobility impairments take their medication. Activated by voice command, it transports a pill dispenser along a pre-set route within the home and reminds the user of the day and time of administration, promoting independence and safety.
- WordShield. A smart bracelet, winner in Rome in the Nonnibot category, which uses local artificial intelligence to recognise hostile words and transform them into aggregated data. The project stems from a journey combining reading, civic education and technology, with the aim of promoting more mindful and kind communication [watch the interview with the team].
