February 02, 2025

European Robot Contest Opens with €150,000 Prize

European universities compete for €150,000 in a new robotics challenge starting January 28, 2025.

Teams will work on one of three types of robots: humanoid, thinking robots, or moving arms.

The contest seeks new ways for robots to work better with humans.

Five finalist teams get real robots and special files to test their ideas.

Teams must come from European universities to join the challenge.

The competition brings together students and researchers across Europe.

Finalists show their work at a special event using actual robots.

The contest aims to advance how robots and humans work together.

Winners share the €150,000 prize money.

Neura Robotics provides the robots and technical support.

Teams can find more details on the official contest website.

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