KOREATECH Showcases Creative, Industry-Oriented Engineering Talent
Grand Prize Awarded to Drone-Based Residual Fire Extinguishing Robot
The Mechatronics Engineering Department Gadget Team’s “Mountainous Terrain Residual Fire Extinguishing Robot Equipped with an Automatic Drone Battery Replacement Platform,” which won the grand prize at Korea University of Technology and Education’s 2025 Graduation Project Competition
Korea University of Technology and Education held the "2025 KOREATECH Graduation Project Competition," where creative engineering talents showcased their research achievements from the year.
Numerous industry-oriented innovative ideas, including those involving drones, AI, and sensor technology, were presented, demonstrating the true value of hands-on engineering education.
Korea University of Technology and Education announced on the 20th that the "2025 KOREATECH Graduation Project Competition" had been held on the 17th in the Student Integrated Support Center seminar room.
Hosted by the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, the competition was part of the Creative Convergence New Technology Engineering Talent Development Project. By selecting and awarding outstanding graduation projects from each department, the event aimed to strengthen students' research and development capabilities as well as their practical design skills.
This year, 16 teams from six departments-including Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Design and Architectural Engineering, and Energy and New Materials Chemical Engineering-participated in the competition.
The grand prize was awarded to the Mechatronics Engineering Department’s "Gadget" team for their "Mountainous Terrain Residual Fire Extinguishing Robot Equipped with an Automatic Drone Battery Replacement Platform."
This project received praise as an innovative technology that enables the rapid detection of residual fires in mountain wildfire sites and allows for long-duration missions by automatically replacing drone batteries.
The gold prizes were awarded to the "Tokkijimayo" team from the Department of Energy and New Materials Chemical Engineering for their "High-Sensitivity Ethanol Sensor for In-Vehicle Drunk Driving Prevention System," and to the "Levello" team from the Department of Design Engineering for their "Elite Long-Distance Athlete Training Performance Analyzer."
A total of 9 million won in prize money was awarded to the winning teams.
Notably, the grand prize-winning project had previously received the Excellence Award (Pohang Mayor’s Award) at the 25th Korea Intelligent Robot Competition.
Next month, both teams will compete again against university students nationwide at the "2025 Creative Capstone Design Competition" hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
An official from the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education stated, "The graduation project competition provides students with the opportunity to apply the theories they have learned to solving real-world industrial problems, fostering engineering thinking and collaboration skills. We will continue to expand hands-on engineer training programs tailored to industry needs."
President Yoo Gil-sang said, "Korea University of Technology and Education fosters creative engineers who can be immediately deployed to industrial sites through field-oriented engineering education that combines technology and teaching. We will fully support students so that their challenges and achievements lead to innovation in companies and society."
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