Programming, racing, obstacles and simulators – all this awaited the participants of the final of the 2nd edition of Droniada Junior, which took place on May the 30th at the Mechanical and Electrical School Complex named after Tadeusz Kościuszko in Rybnik. Silesian University of Technology was the partner of the event.

This is the second edition of Droniada Junior, one of the paths of the ongoing Droniada. This is a competition that inspires children and young people to discover the world of modern technologies and aviation. This event enjoyed great interest last year. This time, however, the number of applications exceeded the organizers' wildest expectations. Almost 140 teams in three age categories signed up for the first stage, which was the Great Drone Knowledge Test. These are: pupils (4th -6th grade of primary school), cadets (7th -8th grade of primary school) and juniors (secondary schools). Ultimately, after competing in the test and elimination rounds, 19 teams from all over Poland qualified for the final.

This time, three competitions awaited the participants.

- “In the final, in addition to the programming competition and the obstacle course, there was also a new one – a flight simulator “- explains Dr Eng. Aldona Rosner from the Rybnik Branch of the Silesian University of Technology, co-organizer of Droniada. – “We are pleased that the second edition has met with such interest. We know that since the qualifying round the teams have been working together and training to perform as well as possible. Compared to last year, participants have mastered programming even better. A new obstacle course also awaited them, which was more difficult, because after all, that's what the finale is all about.”