We dominated the podium in the international robotics competition IYRC-International Youth Robotic Competition-Colombia, in its 2024 version.ión del 2024.
We won gold, silver and bronze in the “Save The Forest” category, as well as gold and silver in the “Creation” category.
The elite robotics team, made up of the best talents from our Foundation's robotics clubs, demonstrated their excellence in the first robotics competition of the year.This outstanding performance once again highlights the high level of the robotics clubs that we bring to public educational institutions, which become, in addition to learning spaces, breeding grounds for talent, creativity and leadership.
The protagonists of this feat were:
- Laura Cárdenas de Medellín
- Brahian Holguín de La Ceja
- Manuela Zuluaga de El Carmen de Viboral
- Maria Castaño de Medellín
- Shalin Suache de Medellín
- Mariana Hernandez de El Carmen de Viboral
- Juliana Hernandez de El Carmen de Viboral
Save The Forest Category: The robot travels in the shortest possible time on the platform that simulates a forest, in which it must rescue animals that are at risk from a fire, take them to a safe place and then deactivate the fire, touching each of the towers on the track.
Did you know that the robots we compete with are created from scratch in our Research and Development team at the Marina Orth Foundation?
Robot dCompetition robot winners of the Save The Forest category.
Creation Category: The robot solves a social and community need
Our robot works in natural emergency situations, where medical personnel may not be available, becoming an invaluable tool to speed up the medical triage process, providing help quickly, effectively and without compromising the quality of medical care.
“Triage” robot, winner of the Creation category.
We congratulate these talented young people for their outstanding participation and for brilliantly representing the Foundation and its institutions in this competition!