College robots and civilians won overwhelmingly

The round of a contest of Robocon in the South closed yesterday with the results of many unexpected people: The teams of the non-public universities and colleges have won convincingly.

In the first round, the 2009 BTC Robocon contest in the South selected 56 teams with the most points to draw in 14 tables for the second round. Lac Hong University of Education with 12 participating teams entered the next round. College of vocational training No. 8, Ho Chi Minh City Economic and Technological College, Dong Nai Technology and Economic College, and Transportation Transport 3 are schools with 100% of participating teams entering the second round. HCM City Polytechnic Universities, HCM City University of Technical Education contributed 10 and 7 teams respectively. The second round will be played on April 9 and 10 to select the 12 representative teams from the South to attend the national final.

Knowing how to choose a legal method

The EEF 1 team members, the No. 8 vocational team move their robots through obstacles.Photo: Bao Trinh.

Lac Hong private university had a result that surprised all teams, when 12 participating Robocon teams made it to the next round with the record of the time when neither team could pass. Mr. Le Hoang Anh, Lac Hong University's Robocon General Director shared the 'secret' victory: 'The school prepares for the Robocon competition very soon as the organizers announce the exam questions. Previously, the school established Robocon Club and organized many Robocon competitions with various topics to create 'movement'.

Unlike the previous years, this year each member of each team has a mixture of many courses and departments to support each other's strengths'. Student Dao Hong Phong, the leader of the STORM team of the school, said that they won because they were handed over many ideas, programmed, selected devices and rubbed by the previous seniors. competitions in previous school competitions. According to referee Tran Minh Trung, who has many years of experience in judging the contest Robocon commented: 'This year, the people' s universities set up their victory mainly because of the selection of legal measures and reasonable investment in legal competition; they also make efforts in programming and give many good ideas'.

Enthusiastic about creativity is the main motivation

Following the first round of this year's Robocon competition, it is not difficult to realize that vocational colleges emerged as a 'phenomenon'. The impressive faces of the first round in the southern region include: Nguyen Tat Thanh CD, Ho Chi Minh City Economic and Technological College, Transportation Transportation Division 3, Vocational College No. 8. Many question marks are asked, why schools College with low input level, little budget, many students still have not learned robot design and competition experience is still thin but surpassing universities with many other achievements?

Master Nguyễn Tấn Phước, Dean of Nguyễn Tất Thành College of Electrical Engineering with three teams representing the participating school all passed the first round, saying: "Thanks to careful preparation of the school level, the students are more confident." As for Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of Electrical and Electronic Faculty, Deputy Secretary of Vocational College No. 8, explained: "This year, the cost to equip the teams participating in the Robocon competition is all 'invested' by the school. for students ".

With 50% of the participating teams entering the second round, Mr. Pham Dinh Tho, director of the Transport 3 College, said: "The teams have received great attention from the school leaders. The school has been established. Robocon club to exchange students' knowledge, on the other hand, the teams in the school often compete with each other.

Agreeing with the above comments, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, a member of the jury of the contest, said: 'It is a surprise for the colleges to have impressive overwhelming victories over the big university teams. It is a worthy result of the school's investment interest and the students 'creative passion.'

Round 2 will be tougher?

Recognizing that 'the victory of the robocon teams in many colleges and private universities within a year is a phenomenon' but referee Tran Minh Trung still cautiously suspects ' in this first round maybe the strong teams are hide the song ' . Mr. Trung expected, the second round will be much tougher and maybe the tactics of the supposedly strong teams in the first round will be retaliated by the traditional schools.