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From September 25 to 28, 2025, the International Forum "World Atomic Week" was held at VDNKh, marking the 80th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry. A robotics project festival was held as part of the event, with a family from the State University of Management (GUU) participating.
On Saturday, September 27, a robotics project festival was held at the World Atomic Week venue, bringing together young inventors from across Russia. Schoolchildren and students presented their developments in artificial intelligence and machine vision, logistics optimization, and automation in the agricultural sector and urban planning. Particular attention was paid to socially oriented projects. In total, approximately 30 youth engineering solutions were presented at the festival, most of which can be adapted to meet the needs of industrial enterprises, including those in the nuclear industry.
One of the festival participants was Artem Nikitin, son of Dmitry Nikitin, a research fellow at the State University of Management and an eighth-grade student at the Skolkovo Innovation Center International Gymnasium. His project, "Automated Tomato Sorting System for Fungal Infections, Rot, and Mechanical Damage Using AI," aims to create a crop sorting system using neural networks and machine vision. At the robotics project festival, the young engineer presented a prototype demonstrating the system's capabilities. Artem worked on the development of the MVP with his brother, Yaroslav Nikitin, a student at the State University of Management, and Dmitry Nikitin, a research fellow at the State University of Management, served as the mentor for the team of young inventors. It is important to note that during the project, a computer program was registered—software for controlling an automated tomato sorting system designed to identify and reject fruits with fungal infections, rot, and mechanical damage—and a certificate was received.
The engineering solution presented was highly praised by industry experts. Following the festival's competition, the Nikitin family's project was recognized as the best in the "Food Security" category. We congratulate Artem Nikitin on his victory and wish him continued success in his engineering endeavors!
SUM scientists have repeatedly proven their strength and high level of competence in design and technological projects. The university's scientific and educational environment is designed to support and promote initiatives aimed at achieving the strategic objective of strengthening Russia's technological sovereignty.
This is the second year that the Robotics Project Festival is taking place. This project, organized by Rosatom's Mechanical Engineering Division, aims to foster children's interest in science and engineering, as well as identify those with a talent for creative thinking. This year, the World Atomic Week youth program brought together 19,000 young people from Russia and 100 countries, including 620 international participants.
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