On November 1, drone enthusiasts gathered at TalTech’s sports hall to present solutions developed over two weeks in response to eleven challenges.
During the final event, teams showcased their work in the fields of autonomous navigation, sensor fusion, object detection, safety, and hardware innovation. The presentations before the jury, partners, and audience culminated in indoor drone flight demonstrations.
“The first-place team managed to visualize drone signal coverage on a map, the second-place team created a connection between two points using a drone and an optical cable, and the third-place team integrated live drone video directly with a map application to mark and track points of interest,” explained Mairo Leier, head of TalTech’s SARD Artificial Intelligence Lab, describing the winning projects.
Winners
1st Place – Radio Link Mapper
Team: Jonatan Raudsepp, Junaid Sajid, Lauri Anton
Prizes: TalTech €700, Droon.ee drone kit (€349), ProDroneParts.com €150, handcrafted trophy by Bogapott and Georg Bogatkin, flight simulator time from the Estonian Aviation Academy, and mentoring from Tehnopol.
2nd Place – Fiber Link Drone
Team: Aleksei Šohh, Artjom Sarapov
Prizes: TalTech €500, Droon.ee drone kit (€349), ProDroneParts.com €100, and handcrafted trophy by Bogapott.
3rd Place – Map Linked Video
Team: Jaanus Lille
Prizes: TalTech €300, Droon.ee drone kit (€349), ProDroneParts.com €50, and handcrafted trophy by Bogapott.
Special Prize – Extending Flight Time and Reliability of Drones
Team: Trevor Nõmmik, Gizela Gunin, Henri-Oliver Saks, Martin Gross, Henri Ader
Prize: Consultation from the Estonian Aviation Academy.
The hackathon was organized by TalTech’s SARD Artificial Intelligence Lab in cooperation with TalTech’s School of IT, the Centre for Defence and Security Technologies, and the Estonian Research Council.
The event was supported by TalTech’s Department of Computer Systems, Droon.ee, ProDroneParts, the Estonian Aviation Academy, the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, the Cyber Defence Unit of the Estonian Defence League, Sparkup Tartu Science Park, Bogapott, Metrosert, Robotex, KrattWorks, Babayte OÜ, Tehnopol, and AlphaGIS.