Teams from around the world are making preparations for the 45th WorldSkills Competition in August. This event takes place in Kazan. Kazan is the third capital of Russia as well as the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Over 1,600 participants from over 60 countries will showcase their skills at this event. One of the goals of WorldSkills is to share the importance of skills to fuel economies and empower communities.

This year, there will be 56 different skill competitions that represent six skill sectors. As a WorldSkills Global Partner, Studica is responsible for the development of the authorized WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition Collection and assists in the development of the skill to industry standards.

WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition

Within the manufacturing and engineering technology sector you will find Mobile Robotics.  With applications in diverse industries such as medicine, agriculture, aerospace, manufacturing, and mining, robots play an increasing role in our daily lives. Mobile robotics engineers are required to have competencies in many areas including logic, computer programming. and microprocessors. At the same time, they need to create specifications for a robot’s capabilities while providing cost estimates, working on cost-efficient designs, and maintaining quality control.

Participants are judged on six different sections:

1. Work organization and management
2. Interpersonal and communication skills
3. Design
4. Prototyping
5. Programming, testing, and adjustment
6. Performance review and commissioning

All teams competing in this skill competition require the WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Component Collection.

WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Collection 2019

The WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Collection 2019 is only available at Studica. It is available for any of the teams competing in this competition from all around the globe.

Since the 2015 event in São Paulo, Studica has been improving and making adjustments to this collection based on the what we learn observing events, feedback from teams, and the demands of each year’s competition.  It also includes training material and can now be used in the classroom to teach robotics and controls using LabVIEW.

Users can also complement the collection with additional add-on component kits such as structural packs, track drive systems, wheel packs, mecannum wheels and all-terrain wheels that are fully compatible with the build system and can be found at Studica’s WorldSkills web store.