Penza schoolchildren took second place at the All-Russian competition of inventions

Penza schoolchildren Dmitry Kardashov, Vladislav Andriyanov and Artur Shtyrov, who are engaged in the Quantorium NEL Technopark, brought silver from the All-Russian Transport Engineers Competition. The final was held in Volgograd, on the basis of the Volga Children's Railway.

The children presented the project "Argus-01" - a portable robotic complex that independently monitors the state of the tracks and looks for defects. This allows you to automate inspections and reduce the time spent by people in dangerous areas.

The development attracted the attention of Deputy Director of Russian Railways Sergey Saratov and the head of the Volga Railway Sergey Almeyev. Young engineers personally showed them the complex and discussed the prospects for implementation. The management of the company expressed readiness to support the project and exchanged contacts for further work.

The team was prepared by mentors Alexei Lukonin and Vladislav Ryabikov with the support of the Penza Children's Railway and GeosAero. The students developed the design and software themselves, and then defended their decisions to the experts. The Argus is based on carts with sensors and cameras, as well as a computer vision system that analyzes data directly on board.

The silver of the competition confirms the high level of Penza technical education, and the interest of Russian Railways opens up real prospects for finalization and implementation of the development.