Some Ontario university students are set for a stressful final examination: disarming fake bombs with robots they’ve designed.

Ryerson University computer science students were slated to navigate robots through a simulated crime scene Tuesday afternoon while trying to disable mock improvised explosive devices, draw maps and describe the area.

The university said the exam was designed to test students on their coding ability, design and improvisation skills.

Ryerson said the goal was to contribute to finding better ways to safely disarm or neutralize bombs.

The examination involved four groups of students wearing bomb suits and each had 15 minutes to guide an explosive disposal robot that carried a smaller robot up stairs or into an elevator.

Once at the fake crime scene, students had 15 more minutes to navigate the smaller robot through an obstacle course to find a container and neutralize smaller bombs.

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