{"id":25093,"date":"2026-03-18T16:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=25093"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:47:51","slug":"drone-with-paws-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/03\/drone-with-paws-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Teams from KPI, KhAI and DonNTU triumph in &#8220;Drone with Legs&#8221; student engineering challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams from the Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, the National Aerospace University &#8220;Kharkiv Aviation Institute&#8221;, and the Donetsk National Technical University emerged as winners of the student engineering challenge &#8220;Drone with Legs&#8221;, organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/brave1\/\">Brave1<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty-three teams from 15 universities and 4 colleges participated in the competition. Students developed prototypes of mechanical attachments for FPV drones, enabling the aircraft to land on various natural and artificial elevated surfaces, remain stationary without consuming power, and execute a controlled release to resume flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winners shared a prize fund of 90,000 UAH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/03\/iryna-terekh-talents-arsenal\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Iryna Terekh on becoming Fire Point CEO and the antitrust setback in the EDGE Group deal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian defence enterprises, including Darts, General Chereshnya, and Defender Dynamics, selected 10 teams demonstrating the greatest potential for practical application. This shortlist included representatives from KPI, KhAI, DonNTU, as well as Lviv, Poltava, and Zhytomyr Polytechnics and the Kyiv School of Economics. The selected teams will refine their solutions over the coming month under the mentorship of R&amp;D specialists from leading Ukrainian defence-tech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event, Brave1 unveiled a platform for student internships within the defence-tech sector, developed in collaboration with robota.ua. The platform offers paid internships with flexible part-time engagement of up to 50%. 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