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PACT – Alentejo Science and Technology Park organizes the 6th edition of Bootcamp, an activity aimed at secondary and higher education communities and which, this time, will have as its theme the development of digital games with the robotics component.

From July 3rd to 7th, from 9 am to 6 pm, at PACT’s facilities in Évora, young people will learn the principles of programming and robotics, enter the world of sensors, microprocessors and learn the basics of game development. To do so, they will develop a robotics project where they will have to create an app to control their robot, together with their group and, on the last day, all projects will be presented and evaluated by a panel of judges who are experts in the subject. The best project will be awarded a prize by Auchan Retail Portugal.

Participation is paid and the program includes a visit to the TE Connectivity factory – a global leader in the technology industry, the use of a robotics kit, 5 meals and a certificate of participation. Vacancies are limited and registration is open until June 28 and must be made in https://forms.gle/qvpRBQcQDTU96f2f8

“Similar to what is currently happening outside Portugal, robotics and the eGames industry are areas that will inevitably become more and more part of our daily lives and will make increasingly important contributions to economic growth, on a national and global scale. It is for this reason that it is essential to train the younger generations in these same areas, which I consider to have an enormous capacity to create value for the region, and to invest in actions that strengthen the relationship of young people with the professional reality in the technological field”, says Soumodip Sarkar, Executive President of PACT.

The Bootcamp has the support of TE Connectivity, Amplify Creations and Auchan Retail Portugal, and is part of the eGames Lab project, which is supported by the RRP – Recovery and Resilience Plan, and by the European Next Generation EU Funds.