by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 6 SUMMARY On the sixth and final day, after waking up and packing our bags, we had breakfast and headed to the auditorium. There, we were informed that two representatives from the Public Electricity Utility (PPC) would be visiting at noon to...
by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 5 SUMMARY On Sunday, the day before our departure from Bootcamp, the challenge was another round of basketball, but with slightly modified rules. The teams remained the same as the previous day. Our coach announced that during the trials, from 5:00...
by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 4 SUMMARY On the fourth day, the challenge was to build a robot that could play basketball. Each team planned to construct a square base for their robot, with an arm on top that could raise to shoot baskets. For the next two and a half hours, teams...
by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 3 SUMMARY On the third day, after breakfast, we went to our work area and divided into departments: mechanical, programming, and creative. The challenge for the day was to build a robot that could play curling. Teams had seven hours to complete the...
by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 2 SUMMARY On the second day, we started with breakfast at 7 a.m. and then gathered our laptops to head to the work area. The challenge for the day was to build a robot that could play Pac-Man. Teams were divided based on skills: engineers built the...
by Vasilis Tourtouris | Sep 8, 2024 | Bootcamp 2024
GNRT BOOTCAMP: DAY 1 SUMMARY On the first day after the national team arrived, we gathered in the auditorium, where the schedule for the next five days was announced. At noon, we had lunch in the cafeteria, followed by an hour of rest in our rooms. Afterward, our...
