Winners of the 2022 Robotics Competition

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 national robotics competition which are Royal Lynx and HaitiBot respectively in the high school and university categories.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 national robotics competition. This is the culmination of a process that started with a total of 130 students organized in 26 teams selected to compete in the 3rd edition of this competition.

The teams had to go through a very selective process that included multiple courses such as Python and Internet of Things with multiple tests along the way to assess their skills and commitment. After this first stage, 14 teams were selected to receive robotics kits to build their own robots. Out of those teams, 8 made it to the finals including 3 high school teams and 5 university teams. A full playlist showcasing the work of all these teams is available on YouTube here.

Competition Winners

Initially scheduled to be finalized at the end of August, various unexpected events outside of our control delayed the process by a few weeks. Finally, on Tuesday Nov 29th, we announced the winners of the competition based on the assessment of a 5-member jury made of professionals in the fields of computer science and electrical engineering. Results of their assessments can be seen in the images below (in French) which shows the final ranking of the top 3 teams in each category. Royal Lynx and HaitiBot won the first place in the high school and university categories respectively.

Ranking of the top 3 teams in the high school category.

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Ranking of the top 3 teams in the university category.

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People's Choice Award Winners

We organized a public vote in which 3,910 people voted for their favorite projects. Each vote was tied to a valid non-temporary email address and was cast online in early November. As shown in the images below, teams Royal Lynx and WeCode won the People's Choice Award in the high school and university categories respectively.

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Ranking of the high school projects based on 3,910 public votes. Team Royal Lynx wins the People's Choice Award in the high school category based on 1,616 votes.

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Ranking of the university projects based on 3,910 public votes. Team WeCode wins the People's Choice Award in the University category with 1,287 votes.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to make this competition a success. We would like to give special thanks to all  generous donors as well as our partners Fondation Transversal, Black in Nanotechnology, AC/DC Lab and Haiti Brand. We would also like to acknowledge the following individuals who invested their time and skills to bring this competition to life.

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Organizing Committee

  • Dr. Pierre M. Bouzi (Competition Chairman)
  • Dr. Wolf Peter Jean Philippe
  • François Junior Mertil
  • Carl-Hens Fièvre
  • Naomi Réveil
  • Rose-Merline Réveil
  • Karl Asly Ogé
  • Dr. Olivia Généus

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Jury Members

  • Dr. Paul Célicourt
  • Joanes Legiste
  • Wadnerson Boileau
  • Kimberly Tifrère
  • Dr. Dieff Vital

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Volunteers

  • Josué Louis
  • Ralph Eddy Daniel
  • Joseph Levency
  • Hervens Pierre
  • Gabriel Lacroix
  • David Daudier
  • Mardochée Lucie
  • Mitchello Vincent
  • Youri Tondreau

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