This is a first for Belgium! A team from the Polytechnic Faculty of the University of Mons (UMONS) won the "Eurobot" international competition.

French speaking Belgium was represented by a team of MA1 students from UMONS Polytech, specializing in mechatronics. It ranked first among 35 of the best robotics teams from Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Romania, the United Kingdom, Serbia, Switzerland but also Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria or Canada.

The "Eurobot" competition takes place in Europe but is open to youth teams from all over the world.