The 14th ITU Robotics Olympics, held in 2022, took place at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus on March 24-25-26. In this event where 490 projects registered for pre-selection, a total of 490 projects competed in 8 different categories: Drone, Micro Sumo, Construction, Stair Climbing, Color Picker, Traffic, Line Following Football, and Scenario: Logistics.
ITURO 2022 featured participation from students of many universities and high schools, involving competitions, interviews, panels, and seminars in various fields. The event attracted over 10,000 visitors and gained significant attention in various promotional channels, including social media, and received coverage in both written and visual media with numerous news articles.
The Interviews, Panels, and Seminars organized during ITURO 2022 garnered great interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the Interviews, Panels, and Seminars at ITURO 2022 were as follows:

Seminars

• Digital Transformation of Automotive Production Lines - Haluk ÖZCAN (CEO of ROBO)
• Entrepreneurship and Technology - Prof. Dr. Aytül ERÇİL
• Human-Robot Interaction - Prof. Dr. Çağatay BAŞDOĞAN
• Digital Transformation - Ali ÖZDERDEM
• Experiences of a Cosmonaut - Cosmonaut Muhammed Ahmed FARİS
• From the Big Bang to the Death of the Universe - Dr. Umut YILDIZ

Panel

Metaverse

• Tolga YÜCEL - Co-founder of Zhoppers
• Dr. Bilgehan BAYKAL - General Manager at PTC
• Sadullah UZUN - Vice President of TÜBİTAK Bilgem
• Burçak ÜNSAL - Managing Partner at Ünsal Law Firm

Workshop

• FANUC Workshop

Exhibitions

• Robot Dog Spot - Boston Dynamics

The 13th ITU Robot Olympics, held in 2021, hosted nearly 10,000 spectators.
The Interviews, Panels, and Seminars organized during ITURO 2023 garnered significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the Interviews, Panels, and Seminars at ITURO 2021 were as follows:

Seminars

• Machine Learning and Social Media Algorithms - Yusuf SARIGÖZ
• Software Engineering at TUSAŞ - Güray YILDIZ
• Blockchain and IoT – Agah Selim SESLİ
• Autonomous Revolution from Silicon Valley to the World – Dr. Oktay ARSLAN
• Becoming an Entrepreneur in Digitalizing Turkey – Serkan TÜRKELİ
• The Era of Digital Factories and Robotics – Can Tolga BİZEL

Panel

Technology in Healthcare

• Uz. Dr. Nevit Dilmen (Moderator)
• Prof. Dr. Melih Bulut (Moderator)
• Dr. A. Nilüfer Köylüoğlu
• Prof. Dr. Tülay Yıldırım
• Dr. Yusuf Yeşil
• Volkan Uyanık

Interviews

• Life of an Engineer in Silicon Valley - Serhat Selçuk BUCAK
• Big Data and e-Commerce – Remzi DÜZAĞAÇ

ITU Robot Olympics 2019, the 13th edition, took place on April 11-12-13 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center located on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. In this event where 665 projects registered for pre-selection, 265 projects competed in 11 different categories: Line Following for Kids, Drone, Micro Sumo, Construction, Stair Climbing, Maze, Color Picker, Traffic, Line Following Football, Scenario: Logistics, and Free Category.
ITURO 2019 featured the participation of students from various universities and high schools, engaging in competitions, interviews, panels, and seminars in different fields. The event attracted over 10,000 visitors and gained significant attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, with coverage in both written and visual media.
The Interviews, Panels, and Seminars organized during ITURO 2019 received great interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the Interviews, Panels, and Seminars at ITURO 2019 were as follows:

Panel

Security and Ethics in Autonomous Vehicles

• Assistant Prof. Dr. Mesut Serdar Çekin
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Volkan Sezer
• Güvenç Barutçu (Ford Otosan)

Interviews

• Lezzetli Robot Tarifleri - Ömer Faruk Uçar

In 2018, the 12th edition of the ITU Robotics Olympics took place on April 12-13-14 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. Out of 651 pre-registrations, 343 projects competed in 10 different categories: Line Following, Line Following for Kids, Micro Sumo, Construction, Stair Climbing, Color Picker, Simulation, Drone, Scenario, and Free Category.
ITURO 2018 featured participants from approximately 90 universities and high schools, hosting seminars, interviews, and panels with the attendance of over 10,000 visitors. The event gained attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, and was covered in both written and visual media, featuring numerous news articles. A total of 63 awards were given, including competition winners and additional honors.
Similar to past ITURO editions, ITURO 2018 organized seminars and workshops, drawing significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the seminars and workshops at ITURO 2018 were as follows:

Seminars

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Akgün (Koç University) - Robot Learning
• Dr. Feyza Erkan (Boğaziçi University) - NESC LAB and Roaming Autonomous Robots
• Prof. Dr. İsmail Lazoğlu (Koç University) - Robots in Industrial Production
• Asst. Prof. Mark Mueller (U.C.L.A Berkeley) - Design and Control of Multicopters for Challenging Conditions
• Prof. Neville Hogan (M.I.T) - Controlling Physical Interaction
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sırma Yavuz (Yıldız Technical University) - Turning Smart Mobile Robots from Dream to Reality

Workshop

• Eng. İlker Kesen (Introduction to Deep Learning)

Interviews

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sadi Evran Şeker - Artificial Intelligence

Panel

Robot Ethics

• Bager Akbay
• Hakan Hatipoğlu
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Doğan
• Onur Şencan

In 2017, the 11th edition of the ITU Robotics Olympics took place on April 6-7-8 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. Out of 545 pre-registrations, 269 projects competed in 11 different categories: Line Following, Line Following for Kids, Basketball, Micro Sumo, Construction, Stair Climbing, Maze, Color Picker, Self-Balancing, Scenario, and Free Category.
ITURO 2017 featured participants from approximately 90 universities and high schools, hosting seminars, interviews, and panels with the attendance of over 10,000 visitors. The event gained attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, and was covered in both written and visual media, featuring numerous news articles. A total of 63 awards were given, including competition winners and additional honors.
Similar to past ITURO editions, ITURO 2017 organized seminars and workshops, drawing significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the seminars and workshops at ITURO 2017 were as follows:

Seminars

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aydın Yeşildirek (Yıldız Technical University) - Artificial Intelligence-Controlled Systems
• Asst. Prof. Nazım Kemal Üre (Istanbul Technical University) - Multiple Autonomous Flight (Indoor)
• Prof. Dr. Çağatay Başdoğan (Koç University) - Physical Human-Robot Interaction
• Prof. Dr. Fazlı Can (Bilkent University) - Sincerity of Oğuz Atay, Mustafa İnan, Robots, and You

In 2016, the 10th anniversary edition of the ITU Robotics Olympics took place on April 8-9-10 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. Out of 252 pre-registrations, 252 projects competed in 10 different categories: Line Following, Basketball, Micro Sumo, Fire Extinguishing, Stair Climbing, Maze, Color Picker, Self-Balancing, Scenario, and Free Category.
ITURO 2016 featured a workshop conducted by Ufuk Sevim, a Ph.D. student in ITU Control Engineering, which garnered significant interest. In the workshop, Sevim addressed the Theory and Applications of the Kalman Filter, widely applicable in all areas of engineering, particularly in navigation and control of aerial and space vehicles. Additionally, participants in the Free Category had the opportunity to showcase their robots in the media, attracting considerable attention from academics and visitors. The event hosted participants from around 90 universities and high schools, and seminars, interviews, and panels drew over 10,000 visitors. It gained attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, and was covered in both written and visual media, with a total of 30 projects receiving awards.
Similar to past ITURO editions, ITURO 2016 organized panels, seminars, and workshops, drawing significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the panels, seminars, and workshops at ITURO 2016 were as follows:

Seminars

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duygun Erol Barkana (Yeditepe University) - Rehabilitation and Medical Robots
• Prof. Dr. Fazlı Can (Bilkent University) - Multiple Classifiers in Fluid Environments
• Savaş Dilibal (Gedik University) - Intelligent Robotic Applications and the Future of Industrial Robots

Workshop

• Ufuk Sevim (Ph.D. Student in ITU Control Engineering) - Theory and Applications of the Kalman Filter

ITU Robotics Olympics 2015 took place on April 9-10-11 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. Out of 739 pre-registrations, 406 projects competed in 10 different categories: Line Following, Basketball, Micro Sumo, Fire Extinguishing, Stair Climbing, Maze, Color Picker, Self-Balancing, Scenario, and Free Category.
ITURO 2015 featured participants from approximately 90 universities and high schools, attracting over 10,000 visitors interested in attending seminars, interviews, and panels. The event gained significant attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, and was covered extensively in both written and visual media. A total of 27 projects received awards, and participants in the Free Category had the opportunity to showcase their robots in the media.
Similar to past ITURO editions, ITURO 2015 organized panels, seminars, and workshops, drawing significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the panels, seminars, and workshops at ITURO 2015 were as follows::

Seminars

• Prof. Dr. Vasif Vagifoğlu Nabiyev (Karadeniz Technical University) - Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Games
• Prof. Dr. Giorgio Metta (Italian Institute of Technology) - The iCub Project: An Open Platform for Research in Artificial Cognitive Systems

Panel

Internet of Things (IoT)

• Mustafa Kasap (Microsoft)
• Cem Vedat Işık (Intel)
• Tolga Bizel (Mitsubishi)
• Dr. Serkan Türkeli (ITU)
• Güray Yıldırım (ITU Graduate Student)

Workshop

• Dynamixel ile Akıllı Servo Motor Atölyesi (Gilbo)
CATIA Programı Üzerinde Tasarımdan Gerçeğe Kendini Dengeleyen Robot (ITU Graduate Student Mertcan Cibooğlu)

ITU Robotics Olympics 2014 took place on April 10-11-12 at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on the ITU Ayazağa Campus. Out of 583 pre-registrations, ITURO 2014 featured 294 projects competing in 11 different categories: Micro Sumo, Line Following, Sweeper, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, Maze, Basketball, Color Picker, Stair Climbing, Scenario, and Free Category.
Among our sponsors, Staubli's scara robot and the world's fastest ballbot, REZERO, created by Peter Fankhauser and Michael Neunert from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, attracted great attention from visitors and participants.
ITURO 2014 had participants from approximately 90 universities and high schools, drawing over 10,000 visitors interested in attending seminars, interviews, and panels. The event gained significant attention on various promotional platforms, including social media, and was extensively covered in both written and visual media. A total of 30 projects received awards, and participants in the Free Category had the opportunity to showcase their robots in the media.
Similar to past ITURO editions, ITURO 2014 organized seminars, interviews, and panels, drawing significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the seminars, interviews, and panels at ITURO 2014 were as follows:

Seminars

• Prof. Dr. Okyay Kaynak (Boğaziçi University) - Robotics in the 21st Century
• Prof. Dr. Fatoş Yarman Vural (METU) - Artificial Intelligence, Natural Intelligence, and Collective Intelligence

Panel

Robotics in Medicine

• Prof. Dr. İnci Çilesiz (ITU)
• Op. Dr. Hakan Kaya (Hüma Hosğital)
• Eng. Hakan Kaya (Cordamed)
• Dr. Serkan Türkeli (ITU)
• Ufuk Topçu (ITU)

Interviewsler

• Peter Fankhauser and Michael Neunert (ETH Zurich) - REZERO: The World's Fastest Ballbot

As part of the event, a boat tour was organized on the second day, and the event concluded with an award ceremony followed by a dinner for participants at Beşiktaş Akademi Restaurant on the final day of ITURO 2014.

ITU Robot Olympics 2013 took place on April 11-13 at ITU Ayazaga Campus in the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. Out of 911 pre-registrations, 519 projects competed in 10 different categories, including Mini Sumo, Micro Sumo, Line Following, Sweeper, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, Maze, Stair Climbing, Scenario, and Free Category. Among the sponsors, Neotech and ODTÜ KOVAN Team's showcased robots garnered significant attention from visitors and participants.
ITURO 2013 had approximately 90 universities and high schools participating in the competition, with over 10,000 visitors attending seminars, interviews, and panels. The event gained considerable traction on various promotional platforms, including social media, and received coverage in both written and visual media. In total, 27 projects were awarded, providing Free Category participants with the opportunity to showcase their robots in the
Similar to previous editions of ITURO, the 2013 event featured panels, interviews, and seminars that garnered significant interest from both participants and visitors. The topics and speakers for the seminars, interviews, and panels during ITURO 2013 were as follows:

Seminars

• Swarmanoid Robots - Prof. Dr. Marco Dorigo

Panel

Nature-Inspired Robotics

• Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir Erden (Atılım University)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şima Etner Uyar (ITU)
• Research Assistant Doğan Altan (ITU)
• H. Cengiz Celep (Entek)
• Eng. Lalehan Can (FESTO)

Interviews

• ROSSI – The Robot that Understands Spoken and Written Language - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Şahin

In addition to these, on the second day of the event, our traditional boat tour took place. On the last day, after the award ceremony, ITURO 2013 concluded with a dinner held in honor of the participants at Beyoğlu Teacher's House.

ITU Robot Olympics 2012 took place on April 12-13-14, as it does every year, at ITU Ayazağa Campus Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. With 855 projects pre-registered, ITURO 2012 featured 310 projects competing in seven different categories: Mini Sumo, Line Following, Sweeping, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, Maze, and an Open Category. Participants had the opportunity to showcase their robots on 110 tables set up at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. In addition to sponsors Entek Eğitim Teknolojileri and Neotech, the robots presented by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emin Faruk Keçeci and Mr. Engin Aygün attracted significant attention.
ITURO 2012 hosted not only participants from approximately 90 universities and high schools but also over 7,000 visitors who came to watch the competitions and participate in seminars, interviews, and panels. The event gained substantial attention in both written and visual media, as well as on social media platforms, appearing in numerous news sources.
In total, 18 projects received awards in different categories, providing those in the Open Category with many opportunities to showcase and promote their work in the visual media.
Consistent with previous years, ITURO 2012 included not only competitions but also panels, workshops, interviews, and seminars, all of which garnered significant interest from participants. The topics, content, and speakers for the workshops, seminars, interviews, and panels organized at ITURO 2012 are as follows.

Seminars

• Hands-on Training on LEGO - Mindstorms Robots for Mechatronics First Year Students Prof. Dr. Michael Beitelschmidt (TU Dresden)
• Artificial Imaging Systems Asst. Prof. Dr. Hülya Yalçın

Panel

Robotics Roadmap in Turkey

• Prof. Dr. Levent Akın (Boğaziçi University)
• Prof. Dr. Ahmet KUZUCU (ITU)
• Prof. Dr. Erol UYAR (Dokuz Eylül University)
• H. Cengiz Celep (Entek)
• Ahmet SAKALLI (ITU Undergraduate Student)
• Enver CANDAN (ITU Undergraduate Student)

Interviewsler

• Underwater Imaging Robots - Engin Aygün
• Eurobot - TURAG Eurobot Team

Exhibitionler

• Search and Rescue Robots (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emin Faruk KEÇECİ)
• Hobby Robots (Neotech)
• Underwater Robots (Engin AYGÜN)
• TURAG Team Competition Robot
• Human-Interactive Robot (Entek Eğitim Teknolojileri)

Çalıştay

• Humanoid Hobby Robot (Neotech)

Additionally, on the second day of the event, a traditional boat tour, which has become a popular tradition and received great interest from participants, was organized. On the final day of the organization, after the closing ceremony at Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center, transportation was provided to Elmadağ by shuttles departing from the venue. At Elmadağ, a dinner was held at Taksim Park Restaurant in honor of the participants, concluding ITURO 2012.

ITURO 2011, held on March 31 - April 1-2, at ITU Ayazaga Campus, Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center, featured 350 projects out of 651 pre-registered projects. The competition included 8 different categories: Mini Sumo, Basic and Advanced Line Following, Sweeping, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, Maze, and Free Category. Participants showcased their robots on 120 tables set up at Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. ITURO 2011 hosted not only participants from around 70 universities and high schools but also attracted over 7,000 spectators.
The event gained significant attention from the written and visual media, appearing in various news sources. A total of 35 projects received awards in different categories, and special prizes, such as industrial design/patent/useful model awards, were presented to projects that excelled in the free category.
Here are the topics of the panel, exhibition, interview, and seminar sessions held during ITURO 2011, along with the names of the academics and industry representatives who presented them.

Seminars

• Robot Development & Learning Are Hard" - Dr. Damien Jade Duff (University of Birmingham)
• "Medical Robotic Applications" - Res. Assist. A. Ali ŞEN (G.Ü. NanoMed and Advanced Tech. Research and App. Center)
• "Humanoid Robot SURALP - Design and Experimental Studies" - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kemalettin Erbatur (Sabancı University)

Panel

• Emre Sönmez (Schunk Turkey General Manager)
• Bahadır Kılıç (Staubli)
• Turan Türkmen (Enosad Education Board Chairman)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hatice Köse Bağcı
• M. Alper Yükselen (ITU Undergraduate Student)

Interviews

• Interview and Demonstration Match with ITU Robocup Team

Exhibition

• "6-Axis Anthropomorphic Robot Arm" (Staubli)
• "Roomba Series Robots" (iRobot)

Additionally, on the second day of our event, a boat tour on the Bosphorus, which received great interest from our participants, was organized. On the final day of the organization, after the closing and award ceremonies, transportation to ITU Maçka Campus was provided by shuttles departing from Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. The event concluded with a dinner held in honor of the participants at Arı Kovanı Restaurant.

ITU Robot Olympics 2010, April 15-17, at ITU Ayazağa Campus, Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. With 651 projects registering in advance, ITURO 2010 hosted 350 projects competing in 7 different categories: Mini Sumo, Basic and Advanced Line Following, Sweeping, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, and Open category. Participants also exhibited their robots on 120 tables set up at the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. ITURO 2010 welcomed over 6000 spectators from around 70 universities and high schools. Notably, ITURO 2010 received significant attention from both written and visual media, making history by being live-streamed on the internet.
With 21 projects receiving awards in different categories, those placing in the Open category were additionally honored with industrial design/patent/useful model awards for their inventions or designs.
Here are the names of the academicians and industry representatives who participated in the panels, exhibitions, interviews, and seminars organized during ITU Robot Olympics 2010.

Seminars

• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Determining Flight Paths in Dense Environments and Aggressive Control of Unmanned Combat Aircraft - Emre Koyuncu (ITU), Kemal Üre (ITU)
• Rehabilitation and Medical Robots - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duygun Erol Barkana (Yeditepe University)
• Planning Animation with Music Sounds and Image Processing-Based Learning - Yasemin Demir (Koç University)
• Multi-Robot Systems and Applications - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sanem Sarıel Talay (ITU)
• Design and Control of an Unmanned Submarine - Prof. Dr. M. Kemal Leblebicioğlu (METU)
• Humanoid Robots - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kemalettin Erbatur (Sabancı University)

Panel

The Place of Robotics Education in Turkey and the Industry's Expectations

• Turan Türkmen (ENOSAD Education Board President)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat YEŞİLOĞLU (ITU)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat ERGENÇ (ITU)
• A.Ali ŞEN (Otes Industrial Robotics Department Manager)
• H. Eng. Alpaslan YILDIZ (Ph.D. Student-ITU)

Interviews

• A Different Perspective on Robotic Ethical Values: Why Patent? What are Trademark Registration, Utility Model, and Industrial Design? - Marpataş Patent
• BeeStanbul: Interview with ITÜ RoboCup Team - BeeStanbul (ITU)

Exhibition

• Mobile Robot (İTÜ Mechatronics and Research Center)
• Industrial Cartesian Robots (Otes Electronics)
• Humanoid Robots (Cite Informatics)

Additionally, on the second day of the event, a boat tour, which received significant interest from the participants, was organized. On the final day of the organization, after the closing ceremony, transportation was provided from the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center to ITU Maçka Campus via shuttles. The event concluded with a dinner in honor of the participants at the Arı Kovanı Restaurant.

ITURO 2009 attracted nearly 7,500 students and robotics enthusiasts from all over Turkey, participating as competitors or spectators. In the competition, 563 projects went through pre-registration, and 224 projects competed in 8 categories, including Mini Sumo, Simple and Advanced Line Following, Broom, Cylinder Transportation, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, and Free. Participants in the event showcased their robots at 110 tables set up in the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center.
İThe names of academics and industry representatives who participated in the panels, discussions, and seminars at ITURO 2009 are as follows:

Seminars

• First Examples of Automata - Prof. Dr. Atilla Bir (İTU)
• Lateral Motion in Robots - Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kuzucu (İTU)
• Robotics in Industry - Tunc Acarkan (Staubli Robotik Uygulama Müh.)
• Humanoid Robots - Prof. Dr. M. Kemal Leblebicioğlu (ODTÜ)
• Humanoid Robots - Doc. Dr. Kemalettin Erbatur (Sabancı University)

Panel

The Development of Robotics in Turkey

• Emin Olcay (ENOSAD Board Chairman)
• Turan Türkmen (ENOSAD Education Board Chairman)
• Prof. Dr. Erol Uyar (Dokuz Eylül University)
• Bahadır Kılıç (Staubli Robotics Department Manager)
• Emre Sönmez (Schunk Turkey General Manager)
• Onur Şencan (İTU Control Engineering Master's Student)

Interviews

• Broadcasting Robot - Cem Arslan

Exhibition

• 6-Axis Anthropomorphic Robot Arm (Staubli)
• Underwater Robot (Prof. Dr. Erol Uyar -Dokuz Eylül University)
• Indoor Navigation Robot (Prof. Dr. Erol Uyar -Dokuz Eylül University)

After the closing ceremony held on the last day of the organization, transportation was provided from Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center to Hidiv Kasrı using shuttles. Here, with the support of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), the event concluded with a dinner held in honor of the participants at İTURO 2009.

Nearly 2,000 students and robotics enthusiasts from all around Turkey participated in ITÜRO '08 as competitors or spectators. In ITÜRO '08, 212 projects competed in 8 categories, including Mini Sumo, Simple and Advanced Line Following, Sweeping, Cylinder Handling, Fire Extinguishing, Self-Balancing, and Free category, out of 375 projects that pre-registered. Participants in the event showcased their robots on 110 tables set up at Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center. Additionally, a workshop sponsored by Microsoft Turkey was organized.
Here are the topics and names of the academicians and industry representatives who presented at the panels, exhibitions, documentary screenings, interviews, and seminars held during ITÜ Robot Olympics 2008.

Seminars

• Image Processing with Robot-Integrated Camera - Dr. Murat Yeşiloğlu (ITU)
• Learning in Robots - Prof. Dr. Levent Akın (Boğaziçi Ü.)
• Multi-Robot Systems - Res. Asst. Sanem Sarıel (ITU)

Panel

Control Science in Contemporary Robotics

• Prof. Dr.Hakan Temeltaş (ITU)
• Prof. Dr. Atilla Bir (ITU)
• Prof. Dr. Coşkun Sönmez (YTÜ)
• Taner İncirci (Kale Altınay Robotik)

Interviewsler

• Quadrotor Interview - Otokon
• Robotic Team Robocup Interview - ITU

Documentary Screenings and Presentations

• Al-Jazari Documentary and Presentation - Prof. Dr. Oğuz Makal (Beykent University)
• Ancient Discoveries: Robots - The History Channel

Exhibition

• The miniature exhibition by the miniature artist Leman Dinçtürk, featuring automata inspired by Al-Jazari

After the closing ceremony on the last day of ITURO '08, transportation was provided to Malta Köşkü by shuttles departing from SDKM, where it concluded with a closing cocktail organized with the support of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB).

Around 4,000 university and high school students from all over Turkey participated as competitors or spectators in ITÜRO '07. With 362 projects registered online, ITU Robot Olympiad 2007 featured 200 projects competing in 7 categories: Mini Sumo, Sumo, Line Following, Sweeping, Cylinder Transport, Fire Extinguishing, and Freeform. Participants showcased their robots at 90 tables set up in the Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center.
The seminar topics and the names of the academicians and industry representatives who presented them during ITU Robot Olympiad 2007 are as follows:

Seminars

• El-Cezeri - Prof. Dr. Atilla Bir (ITU) - Dr. Murat Yeşiloğlu (ITU)
• Robocup and Soccer-Playing Robots - Bogazici University Cerberus Robocup Team
• Planning Animation with Music Sounds and Image Processing-Based Learning - Yasemin Demir (Koç University)
• Dolphin Robot - Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kuzucu (ITU) Robotics in Industry - Mustafa Yılmazer (Kale Altınay Robotics)
• Utilizing Parallel Robots in the Medical Field - Meltem Elitaş (Sabancı University)
• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence - Prof. Dr. Levent Akın (Bogazici University)
• Robotik ve Yapay Zeka - Prof. Dr. Levent Akın (Boğaziçi Ü.)
• Group Intelligence for Aerobotics and Air Fleets - Asst. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Ünalhan (ITU)
• Coordinated Movement of Autonomous Mobile Robots - Prof. Dr. Levent Güvenç (ITU)