Istinye University Aircraft Technology student Haydar Irmak won the 1st place award in the International Project category at the Turkey Entrepreneurship Summit. The project, titled "Programmable Educational Drone FICO," aims to teach students block-based coding through aviation principles. The project uses technology to facilitate learning and provides technological benefits to aircraft technology students.
Haydar Irmak and the Firnas Technology team, who brought the project to life, founded the team in 2020. The team operates in the fields of Aviation, Space, and Software Technologies and is known for its innovative projects. The team focuses primarily on defense industry and educational technologies, prioritizing domestic and national production in their projects. By producing innovative solutions, they aim to make technology more accessible and effective. They have achieved significant and pioneering success in the technology field by winning awards in different categories at major organizations such as Teknofest.
Teknofest is Turkey's first and only aviation, space, and technology festival, organized with the participation of many organizations that play a critical role in the development of national technologies. This festival offers an important platform for sharing and development, where young engineers and entrepreneurs can showcase their innovative projects.
About the Award-Winning FiCo Educational Drone:
The FiCo Educational Drone, the award-winning project of the Firnas Technology team, is an innovation designed for the education world. FiCo is developed for both individual users and educational institutions and stands out with the following features:
- Domestic hardware: FiCo is equipped with completely domestically produced technologies.
- Image processing technology: It supports educational processes with advanced sensors and image processing algorithms.
- Block-based coding support: It allows users to easily develop their robotics and software skills.
FiCo combines robotic coding education with aviation technologies to make learning processes both fun and effective.
We congratulate our Aircraft Technology student Haydar Irmak and his team for their outstanding achievements and wish them continued success in their impactful work in the technology field.
