ITU Returned from Teknofest with 11 Awards

Teknofest, organized for the sixth time this year, took place at Istanbul Atatürk Airport between April 27 and May 1, 2023. Our university returned with a total of 11 awards from the festival, where many shows and races were held in the fields of aviation, space and technology.

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) continues its achievements in the field of technology and design in its 250th year. TEKNOFEST Aerospace and Technology Festival, of which our university is among the academic partners, was held at Istanbul Atatürk Airport between April 27 and May 1 under the leadership of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology with the support of major institutions and companies of our country. Project teams formed by schools and thousands of students competed fiercely with many projects in different fields.

ITU hosted Teknofest competitions this year as well. Our Olympic Swimming Pool was the venue for the Unmanned Underwater Systems Competition. Drawing attention with its stands and projects throughout the festival, ITU also stood out with its success in the competitions.

Three first prizes at Teknofest

Project teams consisting of ITU students won a total of 11 awards and degrees, including performance, design and best presentation. Our project teams, which won first place in the Technology for Humanity, Swarm UAV and Agricultural Unmanned Land Vehicle competitions, won a total of eleven awards, including two second, third and performance awards each, as well as one design and best presentation award each.

We congratulate our project teams and wish them continued success.

 

Our teams that achieved degrees in TEKNOFEST 2023 Competitions

Team Name	COMPETITION	DESCRIPTION
ITU Albatros	Fighter UAV	Design Award
ITU ATA	Fighter UAV	Third Place
ITU Hyperbee	Hyperloop Development	Third Place
ITU Nom	International UAV	Second Place
ITU Sky Uav	International UAV	Performance Award
ITU Gamma	Mixed Swarm Robots	Second Place
ITU TAM	Technology for Humanity	Best Presentation Award
ITU Rake	Agricultural Unmanned Land Vehicle	First Place
ITU Rake	Technology for Humanity	First Place
ITU Gökbörü	International UAV	Performance Award
ITU Cezeri	Swarm UAV	First Place