b'Member News July 2022 29Community spotlightIET EngX round up Heres what one EngX communitymember has to say: I have been a member for around 15 years and happily part with the annual With over 1,000 new members, IET EngX is off to a roaring start. membership fee. However, I doubt that I would be as keen without this forum. Since launching in December 2021, IETThere is so much I have access to within EngX has established itself as a spacethe IET family, but the forum is, for me at where engineers and technicians can askleast, the gateway to it.questions, share information, network and keep up with industry news.Come to think of it, I would be equally happy to part with the fee for the forum Discussion in the community has been lively,only. I dont wish to be effusive, but apart and now community members are able tofrom playing an important part in my mark answers to their questions as helpfulprofessional life, 180 per year is smallsupporting others with similar questions.beer for access to expert opinions.Blogging has also proved popular with community members contributing blogIts a simpler and more helpful way to posts on subjects ranging from digitalnetwork, learn and collaborate with your electricity to World Backup Day. profession. To access EngX, visit engx.theiet.org321 Fight!a trophy for their sportsmanship. There was an award for the Most Destroyed Robot, which went to the University of Plymouth, whose robot, unfortunately, did not make it past Leeds University Union welcomed 12 robots into the high-techthe first fight!arena for the IETs final 150th anniversary event organised by Leeds Shocksoc Society Robot Fighting League. The competition took place overThe arena included an obstacle, two days, with day one focusingThe Pit, meaning that if robots on the group rounds, and day twowere pushed into it they would seeing the robots go head to headautomatically lose their battle. But in the knockout roundsplus a fewthe robots were ready to fight to the entertaining free-for-alls thrown intoend with some boasting weaponry the mix too! that caused severe damage to others. One robot shaped like a The robots were built,pizza got well and truly sliced!designed and programmed The overall winner, Revolt, was built by 12 teams from Onby Gareth Anstee from The University Campus groups fromof Greenwich. Fast, nimble and with across UK universities,an impressive pushing technique, it succeeded in the final round by forcing including Bristol,its nemesis, Shreddar, into The Pit. Manchester, Greenwich,University of Bristol students The Robot Fight League event Huddersfield, Plymouthfinished with a celebratory dinner Well done to all those involved and and Leeds - showcasingfeaturing an awards ceremony forthe amazing Shocksoc On Campus the best fighting robotsthe finalists, with trophies givengroup for organising this 150th to the top three robot fighters.anniversary event.thegroups had to offer. The University of Bristol also won'