From 18 to 21 November, Saint Petersburg held the Russian Robotics Week, which included the international Robotics Skills competition. Students from the SPbGASU Faculty of Automobile and Road Building demonstrated a high level of professional training and won prizes in two categories.

First-year master's students Daniil Parfeni, Mark Druzhinin, Ornella Tskhovrebova and Eva Boglaeva took second place in the Digital Production category. The team's preparation was supervised by Associate Professor at the Department of Land Transport and Technological Machines, PhD Roman Litvin. A total of 10 teams competed in this category.

Amir Shakhbanov, first-year student, took third place in the Additive Technologies category. During the competition, participants had to design a gearbox housing based on the specified dimensions of a digital model, create a functional workstation object consisting of three or more interconnected parts with fastening mechanisms, and design and manufacture gripping fingers for a robotic arm capable of holding cylindrical objects. The winner was trained by Alena Kolomeets, senior lecturer at the Department of Land Transport and Technological Machines.

"Our students' victories confirm the effectiveness of the university's educational programs in digital technology and additive manufacturing," Roman Litvin said. "And the Robotics Skills competition provided the students with the opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge in practice, demonstrate their professional skills, and, most importantly, establish contacts with leading experts in the field of robotics."

SPbGASU congratulates the winners and thanks the teachers for preparing the teams!