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The winning car
at the finish line.
The 2021 Robot
Race Day winners
Eben Benade,
Dylan Bailie,
BernoMyburg and
Jean Pierre De
La Rey with their
winning robot.

a carefully planned process to as a team and to demonstrate future engineers by giving them
develop a fundamental set of innovation and technical skills in access to the components and
engineering skills, which include developing these robots. tools they require to excel. This is
hardware and software design further echoed in the DesignSpark
skills, systems integration skills, The 2021 Robot Race Day platform which is a free-to-
the ability to work and function in winners, Eben Benade, Dylan join online technical community
a team, as well as demonstrate Bailie, Berno Myburg and Jean for engineers, innovators and
their time management skills, Pierre De La Rey, were elated tinkerers of all ages from around
perseverance and the good old after their robot raced in the the world. This platform has more
indispensable ‘engineering gut grand final on 28 August 2021 than a million members, who can
feeling’ which comes only with with a winning time of 9.8 be of assistance to students and
experience in the execution of seconds. engineers working on real-world
engineering projects,” she said. applications. I urge all students to
Wesley Hood, Education register on the site and be a part
Prof Hanekom also added that Specialist for RS Components SA of this global community. I would
the educational objectives of the commented: “RS Components’ also like to commend Professor
Robot Race Day were strongly continued involvement in Hanekom and her team for their
supported by the university’s this project is in line with the tremendous efforts to make
partnerships with industry, which company’s educational vision of the Robot Race Day an annual
provide the necessary resources supporting both professional and success.”
to maintain this flagship event.
“On behalf of the students and the
engineering faculty, I would like
to thank RS Components South
Africa for assisting us with the
various components, batteries and
support over the years. We look
forward to future engagements
with them,” she added.

The TUKS Robot Race Day offers
students the opportunity to put
theory into practice. Students are
required to build autonomous
robotic vehicles, with a sensor
system able to detect specific
colours on the multi-coloured
track, which is developed as part The runners up for this year's title.
of their analogue electronics
module. The Race Day also View a short video of the event here: https://youtu.be/G2tOCS228U4
gives them a platform to work
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