SKN UNMANNED wins the Hackathon

Nearly 600 participants, 24 hours for a project, dozens of innovative ideas, and a sleepless weekend – the AviaTech Challenge hackathon took place in Mielec. The event was attended by students of the Silesian University of Technology associated in the UNMANNED Student Science Club, who won the first place.

From 18 to 19 May, the Aviation Hackathon – AviaTech Challenge 2024 took place in Mielec. It is a 24-hour marathon of creativity, breaking schemes and working on real problems and challenges of the aviation industry.

The event was attended by students of the Silesian University of Technology associated in the UNMANNED Student Science Club. The team composed of: Rafał Solecki, Patrycja Ołubek, Konrad Piórkowski, Szymon Dulak, Maja Foryciarz, Mateusz Mucha, Adam Pilat and Mateusz Pietraszko developed a solar-powered drone project, which they secured a win and a prize of PLN 5000 in the Aviation Ecology category. Young innovators were supported by irreplaceable mentors – Konrad Foryciarz and Krzysztof Targosz.