Merkur perFEKT Challenge (24 November 2022)

Our school sent two competition teams, namely in the categories "Autonomous Vehicle" and "Muscle to Robot". The Autonomous Vehicle was tasked with autonomously navigating a specific obstacle course in the shortest time possible. Ultrasonic distance sensors were used for orientation. The shortest time or longest distance travelled was calculated. In the "Muscle to Robot" category, the vehicle was controlled by a "pilot" who used a muscle on his shin to control the direction of the vehicle's movement. The quality of the mechanical set-up was evaluated, as well as the final time on the track - the competitors could partly tactically.

The individual tasks are always built from the Merkur kit, the Arduino takes care of the control. There were tracked, four-wheeled, three-wheeled, and even just two-wheeled vehicles. In addition to these two tasks, there are seven others (the wording of the tasks see BUT website).

Our students built fully functional prototypes in both categories, applying their acquired knowledge, their own ideas and great combativeness. The result is third place in "Autonomous Vehicle" and fourth place in "Muscle to Robot". A total of 20 industrial schools and 10 high schools, 54 competition teams and 216 participants took part in the competition.

Congratulations for the beautiful placement and thank you for representing our school!