Two UFRJ students (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) won the Japan Robot Sumo Tournament at the beginning of December. Anne Victoria Rodrigues da Costa, from DEM, and Lígia Calina Bueno Bonifácio, electronic and computer engineering, were champions in category Mini Sumo.
The students represented MinervaBots , a competition team from the Polytechnic School of UFRJ, under the coordination of Professor Vitor Ferreira, with the robot Zé Pequeno . The group won the tournament, which brought together 63 robots from different countries.
The journey to the trophy involved Japanese robots , the Mexican robot Fiebre , a world reference , and the remarkable achievement of the Kimauánisso team from the Mauá Institute of Technology in São Paulo.
For Lígia , the victory represents the potential of women in the field of technology.
PEM /DEM congratulates the students on their victory!
Source: CNN Brazil
