The 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Drone Competition concluded on May 27th in Luohu District, Shenzhen, where drone soccer games, 360-degree aircrafts, and more were on display.

Themed "Dreaming the Future of the GBA with Science and Technology Innovation", the event is a high-level, specialized science and technology competition designed for young people in the GBA, which has lasted six months since its launch on December 10th, 2022, including six regional competitions held in Shenzhen, Jiangmen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, with more than 2,000 participants from over 300 teams in cities of the Greater Bay Area to showcase one after another game of "Fast & Furious" on the sky for the audience.

On the morning of its close, the final competition of drone soccer teams, featuring outstanding teams selected from the regional competitions, took place with the top three ones competing against each other. Under the control of the players, the spherical drones chased and dribbled the ball into the goal, making the match intense. In addition, there were 11 technology experience projects on-site, including three-model assembly, remote-control operation and 360-degree aircraft, allowing students to experience the fun of technology while watching the competition.

Chen Yalin, a student from the Macau Anglican College and also a contestant, said that she used to consider drones as just filming devices without the expectation that they could be used in so many interactive competitions, even to explore caves without network coverage by the joystick control. Chen and her teammates benefited a lot from the competition, and she hopes to add more competitive projects to their daily training when she returns.

According to reports, this year's event included six competitions, including a popular science quiz about drone aviation, a drone creative painting competition, a drone 3D printing model competition, a drone first-person view race, a drone third-person view race, and a drone soccer team competition, among which a total of 1,303 student prizes were awarded, as well as 20 outstanding instructors and 20 outstanding organizing units.

The event promoted extensive communication, comprehensive exchange, and deep integration among young people in the Greater Bay Area, promoting the development of science and technology literacy and innovation capabilities of the GBA young ones and further enhancing their sense of belonging to China, according to Chiu Duncan, a member of The Technology and Innovation Functional Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and chairman of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation.

Various performances for the closing event like drone flights and aeromodelling flights are offered on-site. For example, drones flew through obstacles depicting 11 landmarks from the cities of the GBA. And two biomimetic models of "Phoenix", made of new ultra-fiber materials with a length of about 7 meters and a wingspan of about 5 meters, flew into Shenzhen's sky for the first time with beautiful music and rising colorful smoke.

无人机足球赛、360度飞行器……粤港澳青少年无人机嘉年华闭幕

无人机足球对抗表演、三模模型拼装、遥控实操体验、360度飞行器……5月27日，2022粤港澳大湾区青少年无人机科创嘉年华活动在深圳市罗湖区闭幕。

此次嘉年华是一项面向粤港澳大湾区青少年的高水平专项性科技竞技活动。活动以“逐梦湾区科创未来”为主题，从去年12月10日启动以来，历时半年，先后举办深圳站、江门站、珠海站、佛山站、广州站、香港站6场分站赛，共吸引了来自粤港澳大湾区城市300多支队伍逾2000名选手参与比赛，为观众上演了一场又一场空中的“速度与激情”。

活动当天上午，无人机足球团体对抗赛总决赛率先上演，来自各分站赛选拔出来的优秀队伍，角逐前三名。球形无人机在选手们的操控下你追我赶，“连球带机”进入球门，赛况紧张。除了比赛，现场还有三模模型拼装、遥控实操体验、360度飞行器等11个科技体验项目，让学生在观赏比赛之余，更深切感受科技带来的乐趣。

澳门代表队参赛选手、澳门圣公会蔡高中学生陈雅琳表示，以前她以为无人机只有拍摄功能，没想到可以参加这么多互动的比赛，用手柄操控，它们甚至可以去到没有网络的山洞探索。此次参赛让她和队友们受益匪浅，她希望回去以后，在日常训练中多增加对抗类的项目。

据介绍，本届活动设无人机航空科普知识竞赛、无人机创意绘画竞赛、无人机3D打印模型制作竞赛、无人机第一视角竞速赛、无人机第三视角竞速赛和无人机足球团体对抗赛等6项赛事，评选出1303个学生奖项，以及优秀辅导员20名、优秀组织单位20个。

闭幕式上，香港立法会议员（科技创新界）、香港资讯科技联会会长邱达根表示，活动促进了大湾区青少年广泛交往、全面交流、深度交融，推动了粤港澳大湾区青少年科技素养和创新能力的发展，进一步提升粤港澳三地青少年对祖国的向心力。

闭幕表演还推出了无人机飞行表演、航模飞行等节目。无人机穿越在绘制着粤港澳大湾区11座城市地标景点障碍物。七彩烟霞凌空而起，两只仿生模型“凤凰”随着音乐御风飞翔。凤凰模型采用新型超纤材料制作而成，长度约7米，翼展约5米，为深圳首飞。

文丨羊城晚报全媒体记者 林园
图丨羊城晚报全媒体记者 王磊
翻译丨陈萱
责编丨古司祺