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Nilay-44 brings victory to ‘Oguz’ team of Baku Higher Oil School

The Oguz team of Baku Higher Oil School (BANM) is one of the winners of Teknofest, Turkey's largest airspace and technology festival, which was held for the first time in Baku. 

The team represented BHOS in two competitions held as part of Technofest. Oguz took second place in the "Robotics" competition and the third place in the "Planer" competition.

The mentor of the "Oguz" team is Nijat Hasanov. The members of the team are 4th year students majoring in Process Automation Engineering.

Below is an interview with the members of the "Oguz" team.

•  What are the specific features of your project, which was awarded first place at Teknofest?

Nijat Hasanov – the mentor of the "Oguz" team and a teacher at Baku Higher Oil School.

- In the "Planer" competition, all teams had the same project, and it was just important to perform the tasks correctly. In the "Robotics" competition, a 6-legged robot was developed.

The idea created by the students themselves was great, because the robot was designed to help extract people from under the rubble of destroyed buildings. The project is named "Nilay-44" in honor of 2-year-old Nilay, whose father, mother and grandmother were killed by a rocket fired at Ganja city by Armenian terrorists during the Second Karabakh War. The project impart the idea that technology can become a friend to people and we can use it for constructive purposes. The team was able to cope successfully with this task. The "Oguz" team was determined to win, whatever it took. Teknofest is a great investment in the future of young people. Thanks to this festival, many qualities and abilities of students were revealed, such as creativity, management, focusing and problem solving skills.

• What did Teknofest bring you?

Nazrin Gurbanova – the captain of the “Oguz” team

- Our project, which won the "Robotics" competition, was the development of a robot that can enter areas inaccessible to humans and obtain information from there. With the help of this robot, people can evaluate the situation in inaccessible areas without entering there, and they can get information from these areas, such as the view of surroundings, information on humidity, temperature, and gas leaks. We developed our own aircraft model for the “Planer” competition. Teknofest was a great opportunity and motivation for us to develop our skills and put our academic knowledge into practice. While we were developing the robot model, our interest in this field was increasing, and thanks to the knowledge that we have received at BHOS, we can now advance in this field.

Gulustan Abdullayeva - a member of the "Oguz" team

- Thanks to Teknofest, we have gained a lot of skills, we were able to develop our knowledge by working on ourselves, we had a chance to work with real equipment, and we were able to realize all our ideas. The victory have opened the way for us to develop our project. We are already receiving job offers. After the victory, our goals have grown.

Firangiz Humbatova - a member of the "Oguz" team

- In theory, we developed a robot, using the knowledge we had received at the university, and we learned in what field we could apply our academic skills. While working on the project, I was once again convinced that I had to become an expert in the field of electronics and I had to work on myself to reach a professional level.

 Agamirza Fataliyev - a member of the "Oguz" team

- We knew that during the Second Karabakh War, some people were trapped in the rubble and emergency workers were rescuing them. Thinking about this, we decided to develop a small robot that could help rescue people from under the rubble. Our main goal is to use robots properly, in other words, to save people and help them with the use of robots. We used the robot as a rescuer. We plan to create rescuer robots in the future. At the same time, we have increased our knowledge and skills in many areas. Teknofest is just the beginning for us. We have bigger plans for the future.

Aysel Abdullayeva - a member of the "Oguz" team

- First of all, Teknofest taught us to work in a team. After the victory, we saw that we could do more. Our project presented at the festival shows the support of robots to humans, the unity of robots with humans and the benefits of this unity. After the festival, I decided to further develop my knowledge and skills in electronics.