The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Metz is hosting the academic final of the Engineering Science Olympiads organized bythe UPSTI (Union of Industrial Science and Technology Teachers). Nearly 120 high school students from Lorraine, divided into 32 teams, will present their prototypes of innovative and functional inventions. Two teams will win a place in the national final on May 28 at EDF Saclay.
Having fun with technology
To participate in the Engineering Science Olympiads, you must be a high school student studying science and engineering or STI2D (science and technology for industry and sustainable development), but above all, you must enjoy playing with technology. Because that's what it's all about: an idea and hours spent developing it to find the right technical and technological solution. Sometimes, the high school students themselves admit that the functionality of their invention is of little importance; what they enjoy is making it work. And to do that, all technologies are welcome: virtual and augmented reality, robotics, electronics, mechanics, etc.
Functional projects
However, all of the projects presented are functional and meet everyday or professional needs. Many projects are related to disability: securing parking spaces for disabled people, teaching piano to visually impaired people, mountain bike controls for people with only one arm, etc. Other inventions focus on sport: improving the visibility of joggers at night, a floating structure for diving, an interactive combat dummy, etc. Leisure (a robot that moves chess pieces), health (assistance with distributing medication for nurses), everyday life (assistance with transferring groceries from the shopping cart to the trunk), safety (preventing the spread of fire from a cooking pan), etc. are also addressed by the participating high school students.
Promoting innovation and the development of new technologies
Arts et Métiers pragmatic engineers, combining technological knowledge, a sense of innovation, and team spirit. These are the qualities found in the high school students participating in the Engineering Science Olympiads,Arts et Métiers support by hosting this event. This is also why the event is supported locally by La Société des Ingénieurs Arts et Métiers, Mathworks, VINCI Construction France, VINCI Energies, and Eurovia.
At the end of the day on April 25, six teams will receive prizes from the event's partners. Two of them will win a place in the national final of the Engineering Science Olympiad, where they will compete against around sixty other teams.
