What is Mekathlon Event?

One of the most impactful events held within the Mekathlon competition is the EcoInnova Science Exhibition Competition. In this competition, the students are challenged to conceptualize innovative solutions to environmental problems. It calls for the thinking of sustainability or green energy and eco-friendly innovations. Students need to design working models or prototypes to answer real-world problems such as waste management, renewable energy sources, or water conservation. Mekathlon expects to inspire a new generation of environmental innovators and to push students to combine their technical knowledge with environmental awareness. Creativity, practicality, and suitability for real-life uses determine which models make it through to the next stage.

In the Brainiac Quiz Battle, participants' knowledge will be tested by their creativity and quick thinking. The quiz battle encompasses science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and general knowledge areas. It tests how fast-thinking the participants can be in trying to get the right answers as quickly as possible within a set time frame. He needs to think using his problem-solving skills and analytical mind to overcome the opponents he faces. The quiz battle has been like a fun competition within an intellect to encourage a love for science and to develop a competitive spirit among the participants.

In the Fastest Line Follower competition, participants built and programmed autonomous robots to follow a pre-laid path, which is simply a black line on a track, as fast as possible. The challenge of the game lies in designing the robot with quick decision-making skills that responds accurately to the curves and junctions of the track as well as obstacles at high speed. This competition evaluates the skills of participants in robotics, coding, and sensor integration. From this competition, students gain knowledge about the nuances of robot navigation and control, leading them to harder robotics challenges later. In this race, the robot has to complete navigating through the course in less time than anyone else without leaving the track.

The Racer Robo competition offers the excitement of racing within a robotic platform. Contestants in this event design and build particular robots solely for speed. They race their robots on a track, filled with twists and turns, especially designed for this event. Their goal here is to race the track within the shortest time possible, which pushes their limits into the front-end developments of the robot to match its speed and performance also.In this race, participants have to fine-tune their robots to strike a balance between acceleration and handling to surmount the objective of speediness. Hence, this competition is, in fact a test not only of speed but also of mechanical design and engineering. This event combines the thrill of racing with technical know-how in building high-performance robots.

The Line Follower with Obstacle Avoider is an event that takes the basic competition in line following to the next level. In the contest, participants design robots that not only follow a predetermined path but also detect the obstacles on its course and makes adjustments on its path whenever it encounters an obstacle and still follows the line. This competition will actually challenge the students in very advanced robotics skill abilities, including sensor integration, programming for detecting obstacles, dynamic path correction, and many more. It is, therefore, a test in all aspects: from designing and developing the hardware to the very logical code. It calls for pinpoint challenge as well as in-depth feedback and rewards it with stress and fun.

The event encourages the participants to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world challenges. They experience the practical aspects of robotics and engineering.

Several Mekathlon events comprise teamwork, so it teaches the team importance of teamwork, communication, and group problem-solving.

In terms of innovation, Mekathlon encourages students to think out of the box and deliver innovative solutions for complex problems.

Engagements like Fastest Line Follower and Racer Robo expose the students to emerging technologies of robotics, coding, and automation.

Mekathlon equips participants with skills that can be fruitfully used in their future careers in STEM fields. Therefore, it is a great event for young aspirants interested in science and technology.