The electronics and automation undergraduate program in our branch campus in Guayaquil held the 3rd Robotics Competition "Killtronic Robot Challenge" with the participation of over 40 groups from high schools, institutes and independent technology groups from Ecuador, Mexico and Colombia.

The competition was organized by the robotics club and the IEEE student branch. "The internet of things is related to everything in technology and the 4.0 industry", said Victor Huilcapi, director of the electronics and automation undergraduate program in Guayaquil.

There were different categories during the competition

"We were encouraged to carry out this competition because of the development of the 4.0 industry and robotics. This is one of the events that higher education institutions organize in order to promote the growth of technology and innovation in Ecuador", said Rafael Franco, representative of Instituto Superior Tecnológico Simón Bolívar Colegio Politecnico (Copol) won most of the prizes in the basic category, while UPS turned out to be the best in the advanced category. 

The winners will be able to participate in other competitions such as Robochallenge México 2020 (Bucarest y Aguas Calientes) Riotronic Ecuador 2020, Copa Sur Robotics Competition 2020 (Colombia) and Robomeca Colombia 2020. 

"These events give students the opportunity to meet people, actually use what they learn in class and develop skills in leadership and team work", said Ricardo Torres, representative of Copol.