Robocon 2011 Final: Promising promise

Opening the series of events at the final round of Vietnam Robot Innovation Contest in 2011, on the evening of May 9, the Organizing Committee organized the program of "Flight of the Dream" Gala - 10th Anniversary of Vietnam Robocon.

The 32 best teams have surpassed 245 teams from 56 universities, colleges, and professional high schools across the country to participate in competitions through the rounds of 1/32, 1/16, 1/8 to selected the Vietnam Robocon champion 2011 .

Many rookies join

The champion team will represent Vietnam to participate in the Asia-Pacific Robot Innovation Contest , held in Bangkok-Thailand Capital in September 2011. Reward for Vietnam Robocon champion team 2011 'Loy Krathong - friendship lighting joy' is the championship Cup; 70 million VND bonus; an excursion to study at an Australian School of Automation Technology and the right to attend the Asia Pacific Robot Innovation Contest in Thailand in August.

A team participated in the Robocon 2011 Competition, which is practicing at the Sports Palace
Tien Son (Da Nang) on ​​the afternoon of May 8 (Photo: Đ Nguyên ).

According to the Organizing Committee (BTC), although this year's competition is absent from some big names such as Hanoi University of Technology, Military Technical Academy . but not so that the competition will be less attractive.

Mr. Pham Viet Tien, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee, BTC Vietnam Robocon 2011 said: ' Currently most of the teams are keeping secrets so can not guess which team is strong, which team is weak. In particular, among the competing teams, there are some 'rookies' such as: College of Electronics and Electronics, Vinh Phuc Technical and Economic College, University of Chengdu, Tran Dai Nghia University - Ministry National Defense or Dong Nai Telecommunication and Information Technology Intermediate School . should promise the contest will be exciting and attractive until the end .

Open creative robot playground

In the hour of assembling the afternoon, the team of Lac Hong University is still the team that attracts the most attention to the organizers as well as thousands of Robocon favorite spectators because this is the defending champion of the national Robocon and runner-up Robocon. Asia - Pacific last year. Therefore, the fierce dispute at the final round will probably take place between the two schools with the largest number of participating teams are Industrial University (7 teams) and Lac Hong University (6 teams).

' The final teams all have strong power but perhaps most formidable are those from schools such as Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Hanoi University of Industry. These are schools with a tradition of peaking for many years and gaining great prizes. With a relatively strong force (re-selected from 13 teams at the school level) with careful preparation, we are very confident that we will be crowned ', Master Lam Thanh Hien - Vice Rector of Lac University. Hong confidently said.

During the rounds, the organizers also organized a special science-technology exhibition for students called Robocon Tech-show 2011 to encourage students to apply their knowledge and will Accumulated from Robocon contests to research and create high-tech products, which can be applied immediately into real life.

This year, Robocon Techshow has more Robocon Open activities aimed at high school students, potential Robocon candidates in the future. Robocon Techshow teams will introduce some simple technologies for Robotics and guide how to assemble a complete robot for students who love technology of high schools as well as those who freely go to Trade. show.