{"id":1064,"date":"2022-05-17T09:17:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T09:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ai.gaminu.eu\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2022-05-31T13:54:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:54:24","slug":"international-hackathon-in-kaunas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ai.gaminu.eu\/?p=1064","title":{"rendered":"International hackathon in Kaunas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On May 9-13, an international students\u2019 hackathon of the project \u201cIntroducing Artificial Intelligence to Vocational Schools in Europe\u201d took place in Kaunas at Kauno informacini\u0173 technologij\u0173 mokykla (KITM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This activity was a part of the project that has been running since October 2020 and finishes in the end of July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hackathon is an exceptional event in the project as it gathered students from 4 schools to learn, create and compete in the field of programming AI. All students selected for the activity had completed a pilot course \u201cIntroduction to Artificial Intelligence\u201d in the period between October 2021 and May 2022. They had a 60-hour classroom training using such hardware as robotic arms, conveyor belts, JetBot Nano robots \u2013 prototypes of equipment used in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants came from 3 partner countries: Finland, Malta and Lithuania. Four teams of students and teachers represented project partners MCAST (Malta), Sedu (Finland), TAI (Finland) and KITM (Lithuania). Each team comprised 5-6 students and 2 teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hackaton’s topic was artificial intelligence solutions for the enhancement of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams worked according to the Scrum methodology. Teachers received the roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner while the students were the Development Team. Teams selected preferred project management tool (Jira, Trello, etc.) for the development of their projects. Together with the Scrum methodology, this has given the students a chance to practice in an environment usual at IT companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Four days of the hackathon were dedicated to the development of the projects. On the fifth day, presentations were delivered for the audience and the team of judges (representatives of School of Robotics and IT professionals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MCAST team presented the EcoBot<\/em> project. It was developed on the principle of artificial intelligence as a system for recognizing, collecting and sorting rubbish using computer vision, self-propelled cars, and a robotic arm. The team identified the problem, user and functional requirements. They presented the development process in detail, including development challenges and corrective actions. The developed product was demonstrated for the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presentation of the Maltese team can be found under this link: https:\/\/prezi.com\/view\/4p4X0inZ2JnuhwHYF3cX\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n