Successful In-House PLC Programming Competition Organized by BGK MEI

In preparation for the xXx. National István Ajtonyi Automation Programming Competition, the Bánki Donát Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering of Obuda University organized an In-House PLC Programming Competition. The event took place on March 19, 2025, with the participation of six teams.

The competition was also supported by Robotaid Magyarország Ltd. Among the participants, two teams entered from the Rejtő Faculty, and one team from the English-language Mechatronics Engineering program.

The competition consisted of a theoretical task and a pre-assigned practical programming challenge. At the end of the event, all team members received Certificates of Participation and gifts. The jury awarded the top three teams with Diplomas and valuable prizes offered by Robotaid Magyarország Ltd.

First place was awarded to the Byte Riders team: Péter Dietrich and Péter Molnár.
Second place went to the Rejtő’s Pickled Cucumbers team: Balázs Pethes and Áron Székely.
Third place was achieved by the Double L team: Laura Lesták and Levente Emesz.

We warmly congratulate the winners and all participants for their excellent performance! We are confident that the experience gained at the in-house competition will greatly support our team—Laura Lesták, Péter Dietrich, and Levente Emesz (supervised by Ákos Sándor Jányoki)—in achieving success at the xXx. National István Ajtonyi Automation Programming Competition.

Ákos Sándor Jányoki

Pasta Bridge Building In-House Competition Results

Our spring pasta bridge building in-house competition took place on April 10, 2025. A total of three teams from the Bánki Faculty and one high school team successfully entered with their bridge structures. This time, no teams participated in the load-bearing (truss) category.

The strongest bridge was “Hidasdi”, holding an impressive 163 kg. The second place went to “S.Z.S.Z.”, with a load capacity of 31.3 kg, while the third was “JasonMomoa, Martina”, supporting 21.9 kg.

In the high school category, students from Kölcsey Ferenc High School participated with their bridge named “Jákob”, which withstood 30 kg.

We extend our congratulations to all participating teams! We hope our students will join the next challenge and encourage their peers to take part in pasta bridge building as well.


Team NameStructure TypeTeam MembersWeight (g)Load Capacity (kg)
HidasdiBridgeNándor Unyi, Milán Kovács883.00163.0
S.Z.S.Z.BridgeGábor Mátyás Szalóczi, István Székely755.0031.3
JasonMomoa, MartinaBridgeHunor Pataky, Máté Krisztián Pásztor720.0021.9
Jákob (High School Team)BridgeÁdám Benedek Fehér, Péter Szávin, Ádám Rudas678.5030.0