Today’s edition introduces you to Team Roboped, the winning team of the Solve for Tomorrow contest, organized by Samsung Electronics Romania in partnership with Junior Achievement, Google Romania and Impact Hub Bucharest. Tema Roboped is the robotics team of the Regina Maria Teacher Training High School in Ploiești, made up of team coordinator Elena-Roxana Vișan and pupils Silviu Haralambie, Valentina Andreea Mihai, Alexanda Duță and Tudor Dănoiu.
Designated winner out of a total of 24 projects shortlisted for the final of the third edition of Solve for Tomorrow, their project consisted in the development of an automated speech therapist designed to help children aged 5-8 with their communication disorders and language impairments.
The members of this team joined me in the studio for a brief talk about their project, their aspirations and future goals.