Robocon: Arctic Way

16:49, June 5, 2018

Ural students will offer their ideas at hackathon

Yesterday Ural Federal University launched a three-day hackathon Robocon: Arctic Way, designed to stimulate the emergence of new ideas for the effective development of the Arctic. The event is attended by teams from universities, specialized scientific and educational institutions, research institutes and enterprises of the Ural Federal District, wishing to test their knowledge and skills in the development of new products and technologies. The key problematic tasks of the hackaton relate to systems and technologies for the production and transportation of hydrocarbons, logistics and living conditions in the Arctic.

Speaking at the opening, the rector of UrFU Victor Koksharov underlined that the hackathon provides an opportunity to join forces in order to offer new innovative solutions for the development of an extremely important Russian region:

"Any plans for the strategic development of the Russian Federation include the Arctic. It is a region with large volumes of minerals, and it is significant for ensuring the country's strategic interests in the world arena. How the Arctic will develop depends largely on you, on what proposals and projects you will form. I wish you interesting, breakthrough solutions. The future not only of the Arctic, but of the whole of Russia is yours. I wish you success in your work."

The organizers note that the special format of the hackathon allows uniting of the participants of different professions with different levels of knowledge and skills and give them an opportunity to get acquainted with the new subject area under the guidance of practice oriented specialists, systematize and evaluate the available knowledge. The results of the work should be fundamental technological solutions that will form the basis for formulated tasks for further development of promising products produced by industrial enterprises within the framework of diversification, import substitution and innovative development programs.