Drone Technology Internship in Greece

I am Adam I am from the United States and I am here in Greece for this Engineering program. This program is a cool opportunity to both travel and to taking an engineering internship and specifically in drone engineering which I am particularly interested. I got to see the end of the SMARTSEA program for underwater drones and it was very cool to go to the port and actually launch drones. I got to fly an air drone and video that while happening. On this side of the planet its definitely warm, Thessaloniki I a very cool city and I never seen a city so live at 2am at night

Hi, I am Sarvesh Rajkumar, I am nineteen years old, and I am pursuing my undergraduate degree in computer science engineering in the National Institute of Technology Trichy, in India. It has always been my dream to pursue a career in robotics. As a kid I’ve always chased that. So now, since I’m in college, I have chosen this internship, as I stumbled across this. So, my first step towards robotics was getting my own drone. As I came across engineering drones, I was really interested in this program. That’s’ why I’m here- I really like doing it. So, my first task was building a drone. As I had three printed parts of the drone and they helped me make more of it. The first thing to do was to assemble the drone, gather all the electronics. Make all the connections. We have done the sorting of the wires. We had tried then to calibrate the software behind the flight controller. The idea was an auto pilot and we had to calibrate all the sensors, the motors and to check on any safety failures since there are many parameters for that. After that we had to connect the controller so that it can connect through Wi-Fi, using a machine planner. As you can see, this is an assembled drone, his here is the flight controller. Before I had to come here, I’ve had a few issues with my visa as well. That was the first time that I would have to be alone in Greece, but Cerca Abroad has helped me throughout it. They have dealt with any issues. The admin was really helpful and my mentor here who’s been helping us has been really supportive and friendly and he seems to be just one of us but he has so much experience and many things to teach us. Once here, it’s been really good so far and I really enjoy it. Since my first time in Greece, I’ve been across countries in Europe but Greece was my first time. I do stay in Thessaloniki. It’s really beautiful. I got to use the buses and the transport system.They are convenient. There are stores that are 24/7. It’s really nice and safe to walk around here. There are many different archaeological Museums, the beaches… it’s really great down here.

Hi, my name is Gabriel, I am nineteen years old, I am an undergraduate currently and I’m going to study at the University of Newcastle in September. I’m going to be studying mechanical engineering. I chose this engineering internship in the basis of my passion for innovation, design and problem solving and this internship portrayed whatever met those needs. I was able to build a drone; I fulfilled what I went to study. So the first task I was handed to, was building a drone. I followed on from the previous interns’ task, where they had to build the electronics for the drone, as well as designing the drone. I, then, had to follow on and build the rest of the drone using a 3d printer. I designed the rest of the parts. Made sure they would be stable and able to fly. A few other tasks I was handed to was to design and build some ? which I sketched out and see how to fundamentally sketch in mechanical engineering. I was also towards the basics of some of the tools used in mechanical engineering. Which I think will be very handy for my engineering degree. My internship was hosted by Cerca Abroad. During my first week my coordinator was ill, so I thought that things would go slowly. However there was a mend during the second week and turned out more smoothly. On the second week I learnt the most and I was able to complete the project for my drone which made me feel that on the second week I made the most out of my internship. So, yes, it was good. This is my first time in Thessaloniki, as it is my first time alone. I was able to mature and find my next step in maturity. I was also able to help with ? which is about half an hour from the center. I was able to sightsee and see some of the amazing beeches they have to offer. As well have the chance to view some of the architecture in Thessaloniki. I was also able to go shopping and visit some of the food sites of which I was able to taste some of the Greek cuisine, including tzatziki etc., which I enjoyed thoroughly.