On July 12, 2025, the Final Round of the Mitsubishi Electric Cup Automation 2025 (MECA 2025) took place at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), gathering 21 outstanding teams from 14 leading technical universities across Vietnam. Among them, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) proudly had two teams advancing to the final round and achieving remarkable results.
MECA 2025, organized by Mitsubishi Electric Vietnam and professionally sponsored by the Vietnam Automation Association (VAA), is a prestigious technical competition for students majoring in Automation and Control. The competition offers a platform for students to showcase their talents, creativity, and problem-solving skills, while also providing opportunities to connect with industry, access advanced technology, and improve soft skills such as teamwork, presentation, and critical thinking
Team MECA MÊ CÁ Wins Best Performance Award with the Project "Production Management of Continuous Flying Shear Machine"
TDTU’s MECA MÊ CÁ team presented an innovative solution for a continuous flying shear machine. The system allows products to be cut to pre-defined sizes and quantities continuously by synchronizing the cutting blade’s movement with the feeding system. This approach enhances production efficiency and flexibility, meeting various order requirements.
Notably, the system supports order placement via a web server interface and includes features for production data storage and on-demand report generation, offering convenience and professionalism in production management. With this solution, the MECA MÊ CÁ team was awarded the Best Performance Award.
Team TDTU-ROBO Earns Consolation Prize with the Project "QR Code Sorting Using Delta Robot"
The TDTU-ROBO team also made a strong impression with their solution integrating a Delta robot and machine vision for product classification based on QR codes. Product information is stored in a database corresponding to each QR code and is retrieved via camera. The system enables users to flexibly select classification criteria, rather than relying on fixed parameters.
This flexibility and expandability make the solution applicable across various production scenarios using the same hardware platform. The innovation and practicality of the project helped the TDTU-ROBO team earn a Consolation Prize in the MECA 2025 final round.
Some pictures about the teams at the competition:
