- 02 de junio de 2021
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UTM STUDENTS HAVE OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN WORLD ROBOTICS MEETING
The students from the Technological University of Matamoros, who represented Mexico at the World Robotics Meeting, held in Anaheim, California, had an outstanding participation, as they managed to beat teams from countries such as New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and Singapore.
The team representing Mexico competed against 47 universities from all over the world, where they put into practice the knowledge they have acquired at UTM in the handling of robots.
In this tournament, the University students advanced to the eighth round, where they were defeated by the team from Puerto Rico.
This University obtained its pass to the world championship after winning the First Vex Robotics Tournament in which 28 educational institutions participated, including Technological Universities, Technological Institutes, Polytechnic Universities, as well as private universities.
In the world meeting, the Technological University of Matamoros represented Mexico as TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 2011-2012 and faced the aforementioned teams. Also participating were Japan, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Argentina, among others.
The robots with which the Technological University of Matamoros participated are programmed by professors and students of this institution; the robots have eight motors with autonomous and manual commands, which handle spheres and cylinders of 10 centimeters in diameter; they transport and place the objects in baskets previously located in an area called the work field.
The competition that UTM students won in Mexico and which gave them a pass to the world championship, consisted of the robots placing in the baskets the largest number of cylinders or spheres in the shortest time possible, with a maximum time of 60 seconds of autonomy and 120 seconds of remote control.
For this important achievement, UTM, directed by Mr. José Antonio Tovar Lara, received recognition from the state authorities.
