Students in UBCB次元官网网址檚 physics and engineering program had the chance to show their technological prowess in the 22nd annual Robot Treasure Hunt competition.

This was the first time the robot showdown had been held since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Sixteen teams of students built robots from scratch, competing to see which robot would best be able to retrieve B次元官网网址渢reasuresB次元官网网址� from a complex course filled with ramps, narrow archways, rocks, suspension bridges and ziplines without human aid.

For the last two years, students had to develop robots in their homes. The at-home robots were challenged with the B次元官网网址渞elatively simpleB次元官网网址� task of picking up a soda can from the floor.

Program director and engineering professor Andre Marziali said it was amazing to have students back competing in UBCB次元官网网址檚 Hebb Theatre.

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The competition is the culmination of a weeks-long summer program that teaches students what itB次元官网网址檚 like to be in a start-up research and development project environment.

But in the lecture hall, it felt more like an arena. Students cheered loudly as robots picked up B次元官网网址渢reasure idolsB次元官网网址�, avoided B次元官网网址渕agnetic bombsB次元官网网址� and crossed treacherous gaps.

Marziali noted that many UBC graduates have gone on to found some of the provinceB次元官网网址檚 most prominent technology firms like Abcellera, Acuva Technologies, and Precision Nanosystems.

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