Thanks to their collaboration with the Elettra Robotics Lab in Domodossola, the students from IIS Cobianchi in Verbania won RomeCup 2017 and qualified for the World Robotics Championships in Japan, an extraordinary results obtained thanks to the support of Professor Raimondo Sgrò and Coaches Alberto Mazzaccaro (ERL) and Filippo Marcodini (ERL).
"We are working full-time with the Mega Hertz and Human Droid Teams. The robots are continuously being tweaked. We hope to finish everything in time for the championship,” writes Raimondo Sgrò to Francesca Del Duca.
Who are the protagonists of the World Challenge that will be held in Nagoya on July 27-30?
Team Mega Hertz
- Raimondo Sgrò (mentor)
- Filippo Marcodini, Christian Conti (coach)
- Marco Vitale (Year 4, Telecommunications)
- Luca Dal Molin (Year 4, Computer Science)
- Bellorini Matteo (Year 5, Electronics)
- Alessandro Micheloni (Year 5, Electronics)
- Federico Cantoreggi (Year 5, Electronics)
Team HumanDroid
- Alberto Mazzaccaro (mentor)
- Andrea Greco (coach)
- Hamza Chikhaoui (Year 5, Electronics)
- Fabio Rizzi (Year 4, Electronics)
- Lorenzo De Gasperi (Year 4, Computer Science)
"The year-three students, who participated in the Junior Open Tournament in Pescara, are also helping out, but will not be able to attend the championships. Especially, Failla Mattia and Noah Pescatore," adds the professor.
In the meantime, all the year-five students have earned their maturità diploma. What a year! And best of luck to everyone!
