The University of Michigan- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute (UM-SJTU JI) and Roboterra, a Silicon-Valley-based robotics education company, co-sponsored a robotic competition for high school students at JI on July 13, attracting five teams from JI’s summer camp for international high school students, Roboterra’s Shanghai Learning Center and Donghua High School. The judges included Xinwan Li, JI Associate Dean for Research, Yang Wang, Manager of JI Undergraduate Recruitment, Pradeep Ray, Director of JI Entrepreneurship Center, and Shaolong Sui, a JI alumnus and a Roboterra co-founder.
Dean Li opening the competition
A contestant describing the creative source of his robot
A robot getting ready to run on a track
The competition consists of five-minute presentations, robotic exhibitions and robotic races. By learning from the Roboterra education kit, students presented their creative ideas, mechanic theories, challenges and solutions. Each team showed how its robot ran on a track. Then, paired races finally decided the fastest robot.
A robot “dashing” to the finish line
“I’m amazed that these ninth-graders and high school freshmen can be so creative and capable of applying their ideas and successfully building their robots. I believe it is partly due to the hard work of the Roboterra instructors,” exclaimed Yang Wang.
Shaolong Sui presented the Best Exhibition Award to Team “Your Papa”
Pradeep Ray presented the Best Structured Robot Award to Team “Your Mama”
Yang Wang presented the Highest Honor to Team 666 of Donghua High School
Contestants and judges
About Roboterra:
Roboterra Inc. was co-founded by alumni of Columbia University and Stanford University, attracting top talents in engineering and education from Tesla, Apple, Siemens, etc. The company currently owns two US patents. Its main product is a comprehensive robotics education kit based on cloud technology, including modular intelligent hardware, software and curriculum. Roboterra education solution will provide the world’s youths, teachers and all users interested in robotics with an innovation platform that inspires creative potential and enhances overall quality.
