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This is an exciting time. Even though the WorldSkills Shanghai competition had to be canceled in response to the pandemic and control restrictions in China, right now there are competitors are headed to Bordeaux, France for the WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition 2022 Special Edition. This is no small victory. The WorldSkills organization found a way to make this important event happen. This year as part of the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition there are 62 skills competitions that are happening across 15 countries and regions with 1,000 competitors. Studica is thrilled to be a Skill Sponsor for Mobile Robotics.

Bordeaux WorldSkills Competitions

In addition to Mobile Robotics, Bordeaux will also be hosting the following skills competitions: Digital Construction, Health and Social Care, Mechanical Engineering CAD, Plastering and Drywall Systems, and Stonemasonry. The opening ceremony will take place on October 18th. The competitions will be held from October 19 to the 22nd. The closing ceremony is scheduled for October 23rd. This competition has teams from many countries competing including South Africa, France, India, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Finland, Columbia, China, Japan, and many more. We are so excited to see these competitors in action and in person!  

Preparing for the Mobile Robotics Competition

Studica is proud to be a Global Partner of WorldSkills and the exclusive product supplier for the Mobile Robotics competition. All participating teams received the following items from Studica Robotics equipment to be used to build their robots. For starters, all participants need the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition, Mobile Robotics Collection. This includes over 1,500 components including motors, servos, electronics, brackets, beams, wheels, and much more. Each team also receives the challenge elements, an accessory kit, a gurney kit, the wall board instruction set, and the work order board. You can view the complete details of the mobile robotics competition that includes detailed instructions for the robot challenge submitted by Bob Tone, an Independent Test Project Designer. Explore more robotics kits for competitions and education from Studica Robotics.  

What is mobile robotics? What role do mobile robots play in the industry? How can we build this skill? Let's take a closer look.

Studica Robotics is an innovative building system that offers a variety of robotics kits and parts designed to build a robot.

Studica Robotics offers a variety of wheel options. We also offer flex wheels that can be modified for better intake for a robot.

Studica Robotics proudly supports the WorldSkills Jamaica National Skills Competition (NSC) 2021. This virtual event will take place on November 5th, 2021. The theme of this event is "Investing in Skills Development: Shaping the Future with the Power of Skills". The competition will be a blend of virtual and limited live face-to-face interactions from St. Elizabeth and Kingston. See dedicated young people showcase the skills that they have been developing to shape a better future for themselves, their country, and their families. 

This year, after being postponed in 2020, the EuroSkills 2021 competition was held in the beautiful city of Graz, Austria. The event included over 400 competitors from 19 countries. Kudos to all who made this event such a success.

With all the added complexities of hosting an event with COVID-19 related challenges, everyone did an amazing job! Studica proudly supported the Mobile Robotics competition at this event with our Studica Robotics products and know-how. Studica Robotics is an affordable robotics building platform that offers structural and motion components that work easily together. There is no need for a machine shop and Studica Robotics components are compatible with many existing build systems. As a leading provider of educational technologies and over 35 years of experience in the fields of STEM and robotics, Studica is committed to the development of skills across the globe. We were excited to see the different robots that the teams came up with and are looking forward to the next event in St. Petersburg in 2023.

Mobile Robotics at EuroSkills

Mobile Robotics engineers design, maintain, develop new applications, and conduct research about potential applications for robots. Mobile Robotics is quickly evolving and plays an important role in a variety of industries including manufacturing, aerospace, medicine, agriculture, and aerospace.

At this year’s Mobile Robotics competition participation was lighter than usual due to the pandemic. However, the teams who participated all did a wonderful job. The team from Austria had a strong performance. Team Russia won the gold with an impressive performance. Watch the video below to see Team Russia’s waste management robot in action. The Russian team came in first for the entire EuroSkills Graz 2021 event. They earned 32 medals overall.

Competing in 2023

Russia will host EuroSkills St. Petersburg from August 16-20, 2023. This event promises to be the biggest and greatest EuroSkills ever. We are looking forward to the new Mobile Robotics competition with many new participants. This event was originally scheduled for 2022, however, with the schedule changes caused by the pandemic all future EuroSkills competitions will continue to take place in alternate years to WorldSkills competitions. The next WorldSkills competition will be held in China. WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 is scheduled for October 12-17, 2022. Studica is also a Global Partner and the official exclusive product supplier for the WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition.

Announcing the FTC Starter Kit 2021-2022 from Studica Robotics. This kit is intended to give any level FTC team a strong foundation that they can build on.

We are pleased to share the results of the WorldSkills International Online Mobile Robotics Skills Challenge. Studica Robotics in partnership with WorldSkills International proudly conducted an Online Mobile Robotics Skills Challenge. As this is the "Year of Innovation", this challenge helped students prepare and stay on track for the Mobile Robotics skill challenge that will be part of the 46th WorldSkills Competition - WorldSkills Shanghai - that was postponed and rescheduled for October 12-17th, 2022.

Congratulations to the winners! And the winners are... (click here to see!)

It was an absolute pleasure to see teams from around the world compete in the Mobile Robotics skill competition at WorldSkills Kazan. Mobile robotics competitors must use logic, computer programming, and microprocessors to be successful. They also must create specifications for their robot’s capabilities, test effectiveness, and maintain quality control.

Kudos to all the competitors! You should be proud of your performance. It was impressive that each was so well prepared and ready to compete. The event itself was quite the battle. Only a few points separating the top teams, this article will give you the complete rundown of the results. Take a look at some images from this year’s competitors below.