WorldSkills Lyon Autonomous Mobile Robotics Competition Results

We are thrilled to share the results from the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR) Competition! Before diving into the details, we want to give a big shout-out to WorldSkills, the competitors, volunteers, and everyone who made this incredible event possible. This competition wasn’t just a showcase of skills, it was a celebration of how robotics is shaping our future. And, of course, we were especially excited to see our favorite skill, Autonomous Mobile Robotics, take the spotlight! It was amazing to watch these AMR competitors in action, demonstrating how robotics can revolutionize agriculture. They designed, built, and maintained robots while solving real-world problems on the fly. The challenge? Finding ways to boost farm production using robotics to increase efficiency and safety.

WorldSkills Lyon AMR Winners

Before we dive into the results, let's take a moment to celebrate every team and competitor. These teams truly raised the bar! Your dedication and skill were truly remarkable, and we deeply appreciate all your hard work. Now, let’s reveal the results of Skill 23, Autonomous Mobile Robotics, from WorldSkills Lyon 2024!

Gold Medal Winners We had a tie for the top spot! Congratulations to both Team China and Team Korea for an incredible performance!

• Team China: Canhao Fang and Jiajun Jiang – 763 points
• Team Korea: Gyeomon Gim and Yonghyeon Kim – 763 points

Bronze Medal           

• Team Chinese Taipei: Ming-Che Wu and Yuan-Chen Chiang – 738 points

Medallion for Excellence Recipients Teams that scored 700 or more points and achieved an exceptional level of excellence receive the Medallion for Excellence:

• Team Macao, China: Kin Hang Lai and Ka Wai Tou – 721 points
• Team Japan: Kentaro Toribami and Saya Sugimoto – 720 points
• Team Austria: Jan Trummer and Simon Stoisser – 713 points
• Team Indonesia: Denny Syahrul Arfiansyah and Ahmad Yogi Fernanda – 711 points
• Team Kazakhstan: Elnar Zhuasbayev and Timur Babenko – 710 points
• Team Singapore: Genisa Gabrielle Lee and Gan Kah Kheng – 710 points
• Team United Arab Emirates: Yahya Alzaabi and Bader Bin Rabaa – 704 points
• Team Brazil: Matheus Maus Gassen and Matheus Eichherr – 700 points
• Team Colombia: Juan Sebastian Ospina Manrique and Miguel Angel Quiza Neuto – 700 points

Honorable Mentions A special shout-out to all the other teams who competed and brought their best to the Autonomous Mobile Robotics competition, including Team Vietnam, Team Croatia, Team India, Team Thailand, Team France, Team Jamaica, Team Hong Kong, China, Team Saudi Arabia, Team Mexico, and Team Iran.

About this Year's AMR Competition

The WorldSkills 2024 Lyon Autonomous Mobile Robotics competition highlighted the vital role robotics plays in agriculture, where automation is rapidly transforming the industry. Participants will design and build Mobile Robots capable of collecting environmental data. This data is then used to guide both their mobility and object-handling capabilities. In the agriculture sector, robots are used for automating complex tasks, driving the demand for skilled AMR Technicians and Engineers. At WorldSkills, competitors demonstrated key skills, including autonomous navigation in unfamiliar environments and object manipulation. Their robots will handle and transport items of various sizes and weights, all while adapting to real-world challenges. The focus areas of this competition included:

• Prototyping: Competitors must build innovative solutions from scratch. The prototypes they create must solve specific problems.
• Navigation and Localization: Robots must navigate unknown environments, which is crucial for real-world applications.
• Vision: Competitors will create machine vision algorithms to detect and analyze objects. While using a robot is not mandatory in this module, it can be beneficial.
• Interaction: Robots must be able to work with the delicate precision of a human touch. This is important for handling fragile objects, like in the case of gathering eggs.
• Testing and Fault-Finding: Competitors must diagnose and fix issues of faulty equipment using provided datasheets.

The competition culminated in the final challenge where robots must perform autonomous tasks on a defined course. View the complete competition details. The equipment required for this event included the WorldSkills Lyon 2024 Mobile Robotics Collection. There are over 1,600 robotic components included in this kit.

The Growing Importance of Robotics in Agriculture

As the agricultural workforce ages and immigration policies shift, farm labor shortages are becoming a pressing issue. Robots offer a game-changing solution. By automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks, new opportunities emerge in areas like management, programming, and robot maintenance—opening doors to higher-paying, innovative careers. The potential is massive! The global agricultural robotics market is currently valued at $13.5 billion, and it's only growing from here. The future of farming is automated, and we are excited to see where it leads! The world of agriculture is evolving, and robots are leading the way. This competition highlighted this exciting future!