Contest to showcase how students use Altair software to create tomorrow's biggest innovations in robotics and mechatronics.
TROY, MI, Oct 2, 2024 – Altair, a global leader in computational intelligence, is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2024-2025 Altair Global Student Contest. The contest is open to all students who want to show off their engineering and design talents for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. The contest – which will award nearly $30,000 in cash prizes – will showcase how students are using Altair software to create game-changing innovations, specifically in the fields of robotics and mechatronics.
“This year’s Global Student Contest places a special emphasis on robotics thanks to Altair’s extensive collaboration with FIRST over several years,” said Jim Ryan, vice president of global academic programs, Altair. “Our comprehensive technology offering is perfect for students of all levels, giving them the means to bolster their portfolio, sharpen their skill sets, collaborate more effectively, and become Real-World Ready™ by the time they’re ready to launch their careers. Nobody gives students the means to unleash their creativity and inspire innovation like Altair.”
The Global Student Contest will run from October 2024 through June 2025. Students are invited to optimize a robotics application of their choice, which could include a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) robot, manufacturing robot, robotic arm, battle bot, or any other robotic system. Optimizations can target electrical, mechanical, structural, lightweighting, motion, or functional aspects, such as using data to enhance the robot’s performance during operation.
While students can use any solution from the Altair HyperWorks and Altair RapidMiner platforms, they are encouraged to utilize at leat one of Altair’s most student-friendly optimization tools: Altair Inspire, Altair AI Studio, and Altair PSIM. Students must submit a video that explains their project’s methodology and results. At the end of each quarter during the contest period, participants have the chance to win $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place, and $500 for third place.
In addition, throughout the contest Altair will award three FIRST team sponsorships of $5,000 each. Teams can earn a chance to win by submitting short, reel-like testimonial videos that explain how Altair tools have helped them and why they enjoy using them. Altair will also name three Altair Student Ambassadorships, which give each recipient a chance to earn up to $1,000 for their contributions as a student ambassador. More info on the student ambassadorships can be found on the contest’s webpage.
For more information, visit altair.com.
