Students from Department Of Ship Technology, CUSAT won first prize in the Sinkronizer, an aquatic robotics warfare event which was held in AMET University, Chennai. The 8 member team was lead by Mr. Richard Johnson under the guidance of Cdr. P Jayansanker . The model was of dimension of 72x50x45 cm and weighed about 11Kg. the weapon used was a saw of 105mm diameter. The event started on 24 th morning . 6 teams from different universities participated in the event. The final fight as between CUSAT and AMET University. AMET came with a Trimaran which had wooden hull with metal plating on it. A clear dominance was shown by the team from CUSAT from the starting of the fight. Within 10 minutes, CUSAT team was able to suppress the opponent. The model making lab sponsored by Cochin Shipyard played a key role in the fulfillment of this project. The most modern equipment and assistance from the lab facility boosted the efficiency and fighting capacity of the model
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