With no previous experience driving in big arenas, our professor and coordinator Marco Meggiolaro took the controls of our HeavyWeight robot, Touro Maximus, beating big names in the competition: Original Sin, Gruff, Sewer Snake and Lucky. In the finals, there was a rematch against Original Sin, but this time the judges announced the American robot as the winner, leaving RioBotz with the silver medal. Our robot Invictus competed in the Photovore category, where robots driven b

In March RioBotz went to Minas Gerais-BR to compete in the IronCup. The team brought back home three trophies from the four categories fought over the weekend. RioBotz won first place in the Beetleweight category (3 pounds) with Mini Puma, and two silvers in the remote-controlled sumo and autonomous sumo, with C3 and C3+ robots. The Beetleweight Mini Puma showed why he was one of the favorites, facing eight opponents, including Mini Touro, with an event record of 7-1. Mini Pu

In the beginning of the year, RioBotz flew to China to be part of the FMB World Cup in Featherweight (30lb) and Middleweight (120lb) categories. The PUC-Rio robotics team got a place on the podium with Touro Classic (120lb), winning the bronze medal after winning against Chinese and Indian opponents. No começo do ano, a Riobotz foi até a China participar da FMB Major League, campeonato de competições de robôs, disputando nas categorias Feather – 13.6kg – e Middle – 54kg. A eq