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View a short video of the event here:
https://youtu.be/G2tOCS228U4

Robots of all shapes and sizes took to the track.

One of the cars powered by RSPRO’s 9v battery racing passed the competition. Some last minute fine-tuning before the start of the final race.

indispensable ‘engineering gut feeling’ build autonomous robotic vehicles, education vision of supporting both
which comes only with experience in with a sensor system able to detect professional and future engineers by
the execution of engineering projects,” specific colours on the multi-coloured giving them access to the components
she said. track, which is developed as part of and tools they require to excel. This
Professor Hanekom also added that their analogue electronics module. The is further echoed in the DesignSpark
the educational objectives of the Robot Race Day also gives them a platform platform which is a free-to-join online
Race Day were strongly supported by the to work as a team and to demonstrate technical community for engineers,
university’s partnerships with industry, innovation and technical skills in innovators and tinkerers of all ages
which provide the necessary resources to developing these robots. from around the world. This platform
maintain this flagship event. “On behalf of The 2021 Robot Race Day winners Eben has more than a million members,
the students and the engineering faculty, I Benade, Dylan Bailie, Berno Myburg and who can be of assistance to students
would like to thank RS Components South Jean Pierre De La Rey were elated after and engineers working on real-world
Africa for assisting us with the various their robot raced in the grand final on applications. I urge all students to
components, batteries and support over 28 August 2021 with a winning time of register on the site and be a part of this
the years. We look forward to future 9.8 seconds. global community. I would also like to
engagements with them,” she added. Wesley Hood, Education Specialist commend Professor Hanekom and her
The TUKS Robot Race Day offers for RS Components SA commented: “RS team for their tremendous efforts to
students the opportunity to put theory Components’ continued involvement in make the Robot Race Day an annual
into practice. Students are required to this project is in line with the company’s success.”

Robot Race Day official Elizabeth Stanley The winning car at the finish line complete with RS Components livery.
with one of her robots.

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