The French Robotics Cup 2010 took place between the 12th and 15th of May, at  La Ferté-Bernard (72 SARTHE). Krabi, the robot built by the students of  ‘The Robotik Club’ at the Telecom Bretagne engineering school ,  came 39th out of the 160 teams, 121 of which obtained official recognition.

The students from Télécom Bretagne take part in this competition every year, as part of their engineering studies. The competition was created in 1995 and is co-organised by the city of La Ferté_Bernard and Planète Sciences.

During the competition, the robots are pitted against each other, one to one. The theme of the challenge changes each year. In the past, themes have included football, castles, fairgrounds, rugby and temples. This year, it was all about food to ‘Feed the World’. The competition area is always more or less the same size each time, roughly the size of a table tennis table. The robots themselves must satisfy certain constraints, size in particular, which are laid out each year depending on the theme.

The engineering students from Télécom Bretagne are guided and assisted by different members of the staff.  Jean-Pierre Clère, a mechanics technician, advises them on the mechanical aspect of the project. Serge Pinel, a technician in the Microwave department helps with circuit boards and components. Megale Le Gall, a technician in the electronics department assists with electronic circuits, and along with Noel Caillière, a teacher in the microwave department, co-manages the project.

The students also benefit from the software and technology that can be accessed in the electronics and the microwave departments of the school. The making of circuit boards is handled by Guy Chuiton, a technician in the microwave department .

Finally, the team counts on advice and tips from former participants from the school.

Students from the first and second year work together to one objective.

This particular project, entitled « E=M6 Robotics Cup » by the school and which brings together students from first year ( project development)and second year ( engineering project) .

During the final semester of studies, in parallel with their normal studies, students collaborate to design and construct the robot which must satisfy the instructions laid down by the competition organisers:the final goal being to be ready to participate in the competition.