The competition for the 2021 season took place under the motto “PowerBots – The Future of Energy”.
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Elementary 2021
“Energy at Home”
Introduction
The responsible use of our energy resources is very important for our future. This is important for our entire society, but also for our own homes.
In the Elementary game field, the robot helps to modernize a house. The robot will replace old lamps with new energy-saving lamps. The robot also has to attach solar cells to the roof and install intelligent smart home devices.
This work will help to reduce the building’s energy requirements and make the best possible use of renewable energies.
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Junior 2021
“Park and Charge”
Introduction
There are more and more electric cars on our roads, and new infrastructure is being built in many places to be able to charge these cars in time.
As charging an electric car currently takes several hours and cannot be done in a few minutes at a filling station, new ways have to be found.
One idea is to charge the cars while they are parked in a parking lot. In an intelligent parking garage of the future, a robot organizes the parking of cars and brings electric or hybrid vehicles a battery for charging.
Get inspired by mobile charging batteries or parking garage robots by watching this video:
This is the robot’s task on the Junior category game field: the robot must pick up vehicles at the entrance to the parking garage and take them to the correct parking space depending on the type of vehicle. The robot then has to distribute batteries for charging hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Senior 2021
“Power Mix”
Introduction
We need more and more energy for our daily lives in the modern world, as many processes in households or factories are electrified and new technologies, such as electric vehicles, are changing people’s consumer behavior.
At the same time, we know that we cannot survive in the long term with conventional forms of energy such as gas or oil. This is why the use of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly important. However, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power are not a completely constant source of energy; they can fluctuate throughout the day depending on weather conditions. It is therefore a challenge to intelligently manage the energy mix in an energy grid.
On the Senior category game field, the robot’s task is to supply houses with renewable energy sources as needed. Depending on the weather conditions, one of the energy sources is available in surplus and can also be used to supply the houses. Energy that is not currently required for the supply should be stored in a battery.
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