For the second year straight our team had the pleasure of being a part of the Education, Research, Extension and Innovation Seminar (SEPEI) and organizing the 2nd Robotics and Lego Tournament, holding lectures and workshops, among so many other things!
The event, organized by the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFSC) was held this year in Chapecó, which is a city located in the west of Santa Catarina.
Interested in taking a look at all the details of what our team, 5800, did over there? Then don’t waste time and keep on reading!!
The Event:
As Chapecó is not a technological pole as is the capital of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, this type of event is unfortunately not usually seen around the city.
But still, we were astounded by how large and well organized it all was. The event managed to bring together hundreds of projects developed by students from all IFSC campuses and was even covered by the largest TV stations from Santa Catarina.
Us from 5800 even managed to get our fifteen minutes of fame and give interviews to RBS tv, SBT and Ric tv.
Lego Tournament:
One of the biggest attractions was undoubtedly our 2nd lego Tournament, and even though it only lasted two days, the preparation began many months previous to the event!
Se adentrando no tema “Mundo digital e futuro do trabalho” do SEPEI 2019, o torneio propôs a temática “Indústria 4.0”. O objetivo da competição era que as equipes inscritas construíssem uma standalone forklift made with the LEGO MindStorms platform.
The robots had to finish the challenges in the arena, which simulated a product distributor and was fraught with interactions such as palletpallet loading and unloading, proper operating locations, and circulation lines, among many others.
Each interaction was worth a score, whether positive or negative:
On the first day participants had to present, within 5 minutes, the PITCH, which was a presentation that brought the solution to some everyday problem that can be solved with Industry 4.0.
After the presentations the teams had access to the test arena to officially prepare for the competition, it was an essential time to put the finishing touches on the programming and work out a good game strategy.
Then, after a quick lunch break, the competition started in full swing!!!
Teams were given extra challenges that they had to meet during and some even before SEPEI began. Such as taking a creative photo of the team members with the robot (you can check them out on our instagram @ FRC5800), logo creation, battle cry, etc.
The final round took place on the morning of the second day and awards were given in the late afternoon at the closing ceremony of the event. The winners were:
In first place: Team EV3RAC from Itajaí, with 610.8 scores.
In second place: Team Megazord from Itajaí, with 466.2 scores.
In third place:Team PINGU from Joinville, with 454.8 scores.
Inspired by the “Team Spirit Award” that we from Magic Island achieved in Canada at the 2019’s First Robotics Competition, we created a fourth award for best team spirit!
Winner team: Team Robotic Hunters from Caçador.
We were very proud and we thank all the teams that participated! We hope that next year, in the third edition of the tournament, everyone will be with us again.
Robot presentation:
With great enthusiasm, for the second year straight, we had the pleasure of receiving AIDTEC teams Roosters (FRC7033) from Medianeras - PR and Strike (FRC6902) from Foz do Iguaçu - PR.
And with them and their robots we promoted several presentations that simulated the 2019 edition of the largest robotics competition in the world!
Workshops:
The event also featured multiple workshops of diverse subjects that were all taught by students of our team!
Our workshops:
3D printing workshop:
The lecture on 3D printing was presented by our engineering student Endy Marco, who covered from basic teachings to the practical process of 3D printing.
The participants left the workshop knowing all about the types, parts and functions of a 3D printer and the difference between the filaments used for printing, as well as a newly found curiosity about the subject.
They witnessed a working printer and those who had prior knowledge could share their experiences.
It was an interactive workshop that even had the presence of a student who created biodegradable filaments from cellulose!!
Arduino workshop:
O workshop sobre Arduino foi feito pelo estudante capitão da subárea Mecânica, Leandro Knies.
The purpose was to demonstrate and give an introduction to what Arduino is and how to program it. After that, challenges were launched.
As a challenge the participants had to program a signal light and then, with the help of the potentiometer, change the LEDs from turned on to turned off.
One of the things that caught our attention was the audience, which was composed by both students and IFSC servers of different ages.
Lego workshop:
To wrap the last day, there was the Lego workshop, taught by student Luisa Yumi, captain of the CAD subarea.
As the projector was not available at that time, handouts were developed so the participants could visualize what they were learning.
The workshop was entirely adapted to the Industry 4.0 theme, the goal was to teach how to assemble and program a color sensor selector belt.
The belt changed directions according to the color of the passing piece, thus simulating what happens on an industry's production line.
The participants were so delighted with how things worked that the workshop that was going to last 1 hour lasted 1h30min!!
Our thank you note:
Finally, we would like to thank IFSC’s Rectory for all their help and attention, the FRC and Lego teams who traveled from far away to be with us, our own students who did their utmost to make sure everything was perfect, and all the people who went there to honor the event.
We are already missing the event, and we're ready for the next one! See you :)
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