{"id":44385,"date":"2026-09-07T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&#038;p=44385"},"modified":"2026-09-07T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T12:14:20","slug":"president-milanovic-receives-members-of-the-team-croatia-2026-to-represent-croatia-at-the-international-robotics-competition","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-receives-members-of-the-team-croatia-2026-to-represent-croatia-at-the-international-robotics-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Receives Members of the &#8220;Team Croatia 2026&#8221; to Represent Croatia at the International Robotics Competition."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 received today the members of \u201cTeam Croatia 2026\u201d informatics squad ahead of their departure for the prestigious FIRST Global Challenge international robotics competition, taking place from 7 to 10 October in Incheon, South Korea. This year, the Croatian national team comprises secondary school students and their mentors from the \u201cNET\u201d Informatics Club in Ivani\u0107-Grad and the \u201cPozitron\u201d Centre in Pore\u010d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students from 190 countries will participate in the FIRST Global Challenge, themed \u201cIgniting Innovation\u201d, with the young Croatian roboticists competing in two categories. One of the robotics tasks they are taking part in addresses a global issue \u2013 wildfires. The Croatian team of roboticists has chosen the topic of wildfire prevention. Through their project, they are investigating soil dryness in specific areas, since dry soil further exacerbates the spread of wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team presented President Milanovi\u0107 with the robot they will use to compete in the second category and explained the rules of this year\u2019s competition. It is unique in that robotics is treated as a sport with an emphasis on cooperation. Specifically, rather than traditional rivalry, national teams randomly form alliances on the field, meaning that alongside technical proficiency, evaluation criteria also include communication, international collaboration, strategy and adaptability, the members of the Croatian team of competitors explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milanovi\u0107 wished the young Croatian roboticists every success at the competition in South Korea with the message \u2013 fight for yourselves and for Croatia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Croatia has been taking part in this competition for a number of years, and the national team has previously been made up of members from various Croatian robotics and informatics clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s \u201cteam Croatia 2026\u201d comprises members of the \u201cNET\u201d Informatics Club from Ivani\u0107-Grad and the \u201cPozitron\u201d Centre from Pore\u010d. Attending the meeting at the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia on behalf of the \u201cNET\u201d Informatics Club were the Club\u2019s president Marin Frankovi\u0107, secretary Hrvoje Ti\u0161ljar, expert mentor Arian Ve\u010derin, and the student team members Veronika Mihinec, Fran Mance and Mihael Prebeg. The delegation of the \u201cPozitron\u201d Centre in Pore\u010d included the Centre\u2019s president Lovro \u0160verko, expert mentor Damir Brdar, technical support member Filip \u0160tifani\u0107, and the student team members Erik Petrovi\u0107, Moreno Terlevi\u0107, Filip Per\u0161uri\u0107 Bernobi\u0107 and Marko Popovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Milanovi\u0107 was accompanied by the Adviser of the President for Education Jadranka \u017darkovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n<!--GALLERY BLOCK-->\n<div class=\"c-lightbox-gallery js-lightbox\">\n                <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0088-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0088-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0161-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0161-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0206-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0206-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n                    <!--single-->\n            <a data-no-swup class=\"c-lightbox-gallery__single js-lightbox-single\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0315-1024x576.jpg\"\n               style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC_0315-768x432.jpg')\"><\/a>\n            <!--end single-->\n        <\/div>\n<!--end GALLERY BLOCK-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia \/ Dario Andri\u0161ek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 received today the members of \u201cTeam Croatia 2026\u201d informatics squad ahead of their departure for the prestigious FIRST Global Challenge international robotics competition, taking place from 7 to 10 October in Incheon, South Korea. 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