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Mechatronics
Building automated systems for industry using mechanics, electronics, pneumatics, and computer technology.
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Why is this skill important?
Mechatronics technicians design, build, maintain, and repair automated equipment, and program the equipment and systems which enable communication between machines and people. They also deal with equipment for information gathering, components and regulating units.
The more common and visible mechatronics appliances include shop tills (belt and cash register assemblies) and automated bottle machines.
Industrial applications include - but are not limited to - automated production and process lines that include assembly, packaging, filling, labelling and testing, as well as automated distribution and logistics systems.
Could this skill be for you?
If you like:
- Fixing things
- Complex problems
- Using computers
- Using tools
- Working as a team
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The Challenge
Important elements of the challenge include:
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Competitors will be judged on their knowledge and abilities of mechatronic systems.
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A design circuit is built and tested.
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Competitor will programme equipment control systems.
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Analytical techniques are essential to this Skill.
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Results
| Medal | Result | Competitor | Country/region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 734 | Gustavo Andreola | Brazil |
| Gold | 734 | Lucas Tochetto | Brazil |
| Gold | 734 | Yizhen Deng | China |
| Gold | 734 | Zijin Ye | China |
| Gold | 733 | Shoma Okano | Japan |
| Gold | 733 | Kenta Sato | Japan |
| Gold | 732 | Cédric Achermann | Switzerland |
| Gold | 732 | Fabien Gyger | Switzerland |
| Bronze | 730 | Avery Bird | Canada |
| Bronze | 730 | Theodor Willert | Canada |
| Bronze | 730 | CHIA-CHEN TSAI | Chinese Taipei |
| Bronze | 730 | YU-CHENG CHIAO | Chinese Taipei |
| Medallion for Excellence | 728 | Chun Yat Kong | Hong Kong, China |
| Medallion for Excellence | 728 | Tsz Kin So | Hong Kong, China |
| Medallion for Excellence | 725 | Ever Andres Osorio Flores | Colombia |
| Medallion for Excellence | 725 | Jaime Orlando Cardenas Crespo | Colombia |
| Medallion for Excellence | 724 | Maksim Aksenov | Russia |
| Medallion for Excellence | 724 | Aleksandr Arapov | Russia |
| Medallion for Excellence | 721 | Anand Kumar Thathimakula Arumugam | India |
| Medallion for Excellence | 721 | Varun Hanumanth Gowda | India |
| Medallion for Excellence | 720 | JEONGHYEOK LEE | Korea |
| Medallion for Excellence | 720 | TAEYEONG PARK | Korea |
| Medallion for Excellence | 718 | Samuel Hillier | United Kingdom |
| Medallion for Excellence | 718 | Thomas Revell | United Kingdom |
| Medallion for Excellence | 717 | Kristof Balazs Sipos | Hungary |
| Medallion for Excellence | 717 | Zoltan Takacs | Hungary |
| Medallion for Excellence | 712 | Yi An Clarence Lim | Singapore |
| Medallion for Excellence | 712 | Eljer Chua | Singapore |
| Medallion for Excellence | 709 | Jakapat Ruemrak | Thailand |
| Medallion for Excellence | 709 | Patipan Timai | Thailand |
| Medallion for Excellence | 707 | Jan Hügel | Germany |
| Medallion for Excellence | 707 | Robin Ehret | Germany |
| Medallion for Excellence | 702 | Fábio Oliveira | Portugal |
| Medallion for Excellence | 702 | Pedro Sardinha | Portugal |
| Medallion for Excellence | 702 | Wilhelm von Heideken | Sweden |
| Medallion for Excellence | 702 | Adrian Bentland | Sweden |
| Medallion for Excellence | 700 | FATHUL AMMAR AMSYAR HASBULLAH | Malaysia |
| Medallion for Excellence | 700 | MUHAMAD ZULHISYAM HAIROMAN | Malaysia |
| 699 | Nguyen Thuan Hai | Vietnam | |
| 699 | Doan Minh Tien | Vietnam | |
| 696 | Seyed Behnam Heidarian | Iran | |
| 696 | Vahid Naeimian | Iran | |
| 694 | YOUSSEF ABOUHAFSA | Morocco | |
| 694 | ZAKARIA MAHFOUDI | Morocco | |
| 687 | Carlos GRILLO | Spain | |
| 687 | Eric LLANSA | Spain | |
| 687 | Robi Suhadinah | Indonesia | |
| 687 | Angga Adi Prasetya | Indonesia | |
| 685 | Julian Aigner | Austria | |
| 685 | Jürgen Anzinger | Austria | |
| 684 | Keng Fai Cheng | Macao, China | |
| 684 | Hou Weng Wong | Macao, China | |
| 683 | Nicolas Andrès | Belgium | |
| 683 | Alexandre Frédérick | Belgium | |
| 683 | Antonin ROMANO | France | |
| 683 | Florian LONG | France | |
| 682 | DZMITRY LEHANKOU | Belarus | |
| 682 | DZMITRY ZABROTSKI | Belarus | |
| 678 | Stefan Broos | Netherlands | |
| 678 | Jeffrey de Zeeuw | Netherlands | |
| 676 | Dewald Brand | South Africa | |
| 676 | Angelique Jordaan | South Africa | |
| 671 | Arnold Kuusklaid | Estonia | |
| 671 | Jürgen Alekand | Estonia | |
| 670 | Shahin Almutawa | United Arab Emirates | |
| 670 | Eidha Alrashdi | United Arab Emirates | |
| 669 | Vinjar Vederhus | Norway | |
| 669 | Espen Brandtzæg Godø | Norway | |
| 659 | Joshua Whittington | United States of America | |
| 659 | Corey Cleghorn | United States of America | |
| 653 | Vilgelm Limanskiy | Kazakhstan | |
| 653 | Klimkov Alexey | Kazakhstan | |
| 651 | Paul Masupelo | Zambia | |
| 651 | Jimmy Kachenjela | Zambia | |
How to compete
To reach the level of skills required to compete in a WorldSkills Competition takes several years of training and dedication. But the best time to start is now.
Find out more about how to take part in a WorldSkills Competition.