Aksantara Team ITB Wins Four Titles in the 2021 Indonesian Flying Robot Contest

The Aksantara ITB Student Activity Unit (UKM) once again brought honor to ITB at the 2021 Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI) organized by the National Achievement Center of the Ministry of Education and Culture on November 15-20, 2021.

KRTI 2021 was attended by 163 teams from 61 universities. This year, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta (UNS), hosted the competition. The competition was conducted online, with a panel of judges present in person. The categories competed were: Racing Plane (RP), Fixed Wing (FW), Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL), and Technology Development (TD).

In the contest, ITB won in the following categories:

Racing Plane Category, 3rd Place; Technology Development Airframe Category, 2nd Place; Technology Development Propulsion-Prime Mover Category, 1st Runner Up; and Technology Development Flight Controller Category, 2nd Place. ITB launched one team for each category, each team consisting of ten to fifteen people from various faculties such as FTMD, STEI, FTI, FMIPA, FITB, and FSRD.

In the team, the STEI students involved are:

Technology Development (Flight Controller Development) (Juara 2)

Bhimasena Digjaya Team

Ronggur Mahendra Widya Putra (13519008), Informatics Engineering

Muhammad Daffa Rasyid (13220059), Electrical Engineering

Gotawa Aryo Prakoso (13220030), Electrical Engineering

Muhammad Tamiramin Hayat Suhendar (13519129) Informatics Engineering

Vito Ghifari (13520153), Informatics Engineering

Muhammad Rizki Nur Rahman (18119015), Telecommunication Engineering

Anggoro Maliky (18120059), Telecommunication Engineering

Technology Development : Airframe Innovation (Juara 2)

Atyasa Bramantya Team

Development Propulsion-Prime Mover Category (1st Runner-Up);

Danadyaksa Team

Bryan Amirul Husna (13520146), Informatics Engineering

Raditya Bagus Wardhana (13220036), Electrical Engineering

Kayyisa Zahratulfirdaus (18320011), Biomedical Engineering

The Indonesian Flying Robot Contest activity organized by the National Achievement Center is expected to improve students' communication skills, teamwork and critical thinking in seeking innovation in the world of aviation.

Aksantara is a student activity unit specializing in flying robotics, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Drones (UAVs). The unit was officially established in 2018, originating from a competition team formed for the 2013 KRTI. Previously, the team was under the auspices of the URO (Robotics Unit). Now, Aksantara has become a separate unit for those interested in UAVs.