From August 9 to 12, the 24th National College Robot Competition ROBOCON was held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen). After four days of fierce competition, the new robot team RobotIC from the Guangzhou International Campus of South China University of Technology performed exceptionally well, achieving 1 National First Prize, 1 National Second Prize, and 4 National Third Prizes:

National First Prize in the Bionic Footed Robot Cross-Country Race

National Second Prize in the Bionic Footed Robot Obstacle Race

National Third Prize in the Flying Dunk Robot Basketball Competition

National Third Prize in the Flying Dunk Robot Basketball Dribbling Competition

National Third Prize in the Flying Dunk Robot Basketball Shooting Competition

National Third Prize in the Bionic Footed Robot Speed Race

As a newly established team of less than three years, the RobotIC team from the Guangzhou International Campus of South China University of Technology is led by professional teachers from the School of Future Technology. More than 30 team members from the School of Future Technology, School of Microelectronics, and Wu Xianming School of Intelligent Engineering participated in the competition. With guidance and support from relevant university departments and schools, as well as assistance from companies such as Kuma Technology, Insta360, ARX Ark Unlimited, Esun, Robstride Dynamics, MPS, YATO, and ELEGOO, the team comprehensively applied technologies such as machinery, electronic control, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to fully develop three robots to participate in this competition, achieving excellent results.

he theme of this competition was Flying Dunk, with two teams competing against each other. The task was for R1 and R2 robots to cooperate in a 2v2 basketball game. Each successful dribble, pass, shot, and dunk earned corresponding points, and the team with the higher score within the specified time won. In addition, there were specialized dribbling (passing) and shooting competitions to specifically test the robots' specific functions, as well as speed, cross-country, and obstacle races for bionic footed robots to test the comprehensive performance of the quadruped robots developed by each team over the course of a year.

To test and adjust the robots to adapt to the competition venue, the team arranged shifts to conduct experiments, tests, and improvements on robot performance day and night. Facing difficulties and challenges, team members always adhered to the spirit of never giving up or retreating, striving hard and continuously improving in every competition, ultimately winning the above six awards and achieving remarkable results.

>>>Introduction of ROBOCON

The National College Robot Competition Robocon began in 2002 and is held annually. The champion team of the competition represents China in the Asia-Pacific College Robot Competition organized by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. The active participation of young students and the strong support of numerous institutions have contributed to the healthy development of the competition. The competition has now become the most technically challenging and influential college robot competition in China.