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• Cost-Efficient Next-Gen Exoskeleton by ITMO Students Goes Into Production

  A team of students from ITMO University have launched the production of mobile modular exoskeletons. These devices reduce the strain on the wearer’s musculoskeletal system and allow them to safely carry objects weighing up to 50 kilograms. The technology should prove helpful for construction workers, rescue specialists, delivery workers, and tourists such as hikers. With support from the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE), the developers have already begun commercial small-batch production of the exoskeletons and are in negotiations with potential clients.

  29.04.2025

• Lectures, Projects, Robots: St. Petersburg Hosts Finals of I Am a Professional Contest

  The final stage of the national student competition I Am a Professional recently took place in St. Petersburg, bringing together participants from 10 Russian universities. The students presented their projects to a jury featuring experts from Sber, ITMO, Navio, Robowizard and StarLine – and visited the laboratories of the Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics to acquaint themselves with new engineering solutions. 

  24.04.2025

• School Students From St. Petersburg Make History at FIRST Tech Challenge

  Sputnik Original, a team of school students from St. Petersburg, has come in third at FIRST Tech Challenge, an international robotics competition – and became the first Russian winners in the event’s history. 256 teams from the USA, Europe, South Africa, Canada, Australia, China, and other countries participated in the contest. The finals took place in Houston (USA).

  23.04.2025

• Theater & Robots: ITMO and Alexandrinsky Theatre to Launch Joint Educational Laboratory for Directors and Artists

  ITMO University and the Alexandrinsky Theatre are launching the joint educational laboratory Theater: Algorithms of the Future for stage directors and interdisciplinary artists. The project’s goal is to analyze how advanced technologies can be used in theatrical performances. Over the course of two months, participants will attend lectures and work on their plays with the program’s curators. The best works will be performed at the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre and ITMO’s Art & Science Center. The deadline for applications is April 14.

  04.04.2025

• Next Stop – Houston: School Students from St. Petersburg Win FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

  Sputnik Original, a team of school students from St. Petersburg, reigned supreme at last month's international robotics competition FIRST Tech Challenge Championship in Italy. They outperformed more than 40 teams from 13 countries, becoming the event’s absolute winners. The team trains at Lyceum No. 244, where they are mentored by university students, including Master’s students from ITMO who once graduated from the school and have now returned to teach supplementary courses. What awaits the team next? The world finals in Houston (USA) in late April. ITMO NEWS got to talk to the team and now shares their story. 

  21.03.2025

• ITMO Student Wins China Intelligent Robot Fighting and Gaming Competition

  Natalia Leshchenko, a student of ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics, took first place at the China Intelligent Robot Fighting and Gaming Competition in Beijing, competing as part of the team of the Beijing Institute of Technology in the category Visual Confrontation. Overall, the competition welcomed 1,692 teams from 184 Chinese universities.

  30.01.2025

• Battle of Robots: ITMO and Alfa-Bank Roll Out Competition’s First AI-Controlled Robot

  ITMO’s team Auxilium AI, in collaboration with Alfa-Bank, recently presented the AI-powered robot A.L.F.A. at the second qualifying round of the International Battle of Robots championship in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The robot is equipped with a powerful weapon, upgraded armor, and fully autonomous controls. All in all, the tournament featured 96 teams from nine countries.

  07.11.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #67

  Days are growing noticeably shorter – which just means there’s even more time to sit by lamplight and check out all the latest science updates from ITMO.NEWS! In our latest digest, we’ve got: a promising solution to the issue of access to clean water, insights into plant-based compounds, St. Petersburg’s new science merch, and much more!

  04.11.2024

• Higher, Faster, Stronger: How AI Makes Robots Smarter and More Efficient

  According to Statista, the global AI robotics market will reach $17 billion in 2024 and will keep growing by 24% annually. Today, robots deliver packages, conduct geological surveys, and entertain visitors of parks and exhibitions – however, that’s not the limit of their abilities. In this article, we get into the technologies at the intersection of AI and robotics, as well as the research done in this field at ITMO, with Prof. Ivan Borisov, a researcher at ITMO’s International Laboratory of Biomechatronics and Energy-Efficient Robotics (BE2R Lab).

  28.10.2024

• ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #66

  It’s certainly been an exciting couple of weeks for science – after all, we’ve learned the names of this year’s Nobel Prize recipients! Naturally, we’ve already prepared our breakdowns of a few of these remarkable achievements. Also in today’s digest: the future of energy, self-designing robots, IT contests, and a new science art exhibition in St. Petersburg!

  21.10.2024