Champions of Europe

(Genova 2005 May 14^th)

Rivington and Blackrod Technology College Students won First Prize for the Best Designed Robot in Europe and First in their age Group in the city of Genova, Italy. The students were awarded a prize call the ‘Keys to the City of Verona’ for Style and Design of the finished Robot.

The team of Chris Cooke and Leo Coleman-Ollis competed against students from Greece, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the UK to win the prestigious award. The team came first in their age group in the competition that consisted of teams from 13 to 19 years. Over twenty four teams represented the seven countries.

The Robot used Smart Materials developed through work done with the University of Bolton (ACCOMPLICE project)  to stun the designers from across Europe. The choice of the right materials meant that our Robot was ‘smart’ enough to beat the off the stiff competition from other Technology Colleges

Chris and Leo have worked over a year on the project in the school Engineering Club. They were supported by Steve Jones and sponsored by Fanuc Robotics.  The students and staff of Rivington and Blackrod Technology department would like to thank Audrey Beaumont from Liverpool Hope University for all the support and encouragement and for the fantastic organisation that made the event possible for the UK teams.