Thrilling 'robot' competition of high school students in the Central region

Excitedly following the 'robot warrior'

On the afternoon of January 6,FPT University Danang organized the "Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge" contest for the community of young talents passionate about science.

"Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge" is a free robot training, practice and competition program for high school students. The competition attracted 206 teams from high schools in 46 provinces and cities.

Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge with the participation of 206 teams from high schools

At the Da Nang bridge, the Organizing Committee selected the top 16 excellent teams from high schools in the Central Highlands region.

Held for the first time in Vietnam in the form of a robot competition, "Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge" aims to help young people who love technology acquire more knowledge.

The robot will operate automatically to complete the driving test round.

With 16 teams selected for the online round, the Organizing Committee (OC) divided the teams into 4 groups, each group has 4 teams, each team has 2 rounds, each round lasts 2 minutes 30 seconds. The teams have 1 minute to prepare their cars to the starting area, ready to compete.

Robot enters the starting area and begins the competition.

When the referee gives the starting signal, the robot starts running until it reaches the finish line or the end of the competition time. The result of the competition is calculated by the time the robot completes the training course.

According to the Organizing Committee's convention, a complete lap is counted from the starting area, the robot goes through the colored lines and returns. In case the team cannot complete a complete lap after 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the team's result is counted as 2 minutes and 30 seconds (the robot operates completely automatically throughout the race)...

The result of the competition is calculated by the time the robot takes to complete one lap of the course.

According to Thanh Nien reporters at the competition, besides the robots that operated very well automatically with high speed, stability and stuck to the track to complete the competition easily, there were still "faulty" robots, running off course, causing the competition to last longer and the results to be not good.

Outside the competition area, hundreds of students, teachers and parents were excitedly cheering for the teams. The excitement was pushed to its peak when the robots ran through the sharp turns of the track to the finish line.

Candidates are stressed out about troubleshooting when the robot keeps slipping off the track.

Excitedly watching the "warriors" compete

Playground to satisfy passion for science

When the robot of Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School (Da Nang City) completed the driving test, team leader Huynh Nhat Nam (grade 10) said that the whole team had tried very hard to enter the "robot" race with competitors in the region.

"We are really looking forward to this tournament and have prepared carefully to participate seriously. No matter what the result is today, we are still satisfied because the whole team of 6 tried very hard. This is a very meaningful and enjoyable playground for us," Nhat Nam said.

Captain Huynh Nhat Nam (grade 10, Nguyen Khuyen Secondary and High School) holds the team's "warrior" in his hand.

Each robot at the competition is allowed to have a different color, but all of them show the passion for science of high school students.

At the end of the competition, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the team of Luong Van Chanh High School for the Gifted (Phu Yen) including 10 million VND in cash and a commemorative medal. The team of Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (Da Nang) was awarded the second prize with 7 million VND and a commemorative medal.

The Organizing Committee also awarded two third prizes (each prize worth 5 million VND, a commemorative medal) and three consolation prizes.

The team of Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (Da Nang) was tense before the competition.

In addition, two teams from Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (Da Nang) and Luong Van Chanh High School for the Gifted (Phu Yen) won the Inspire Award for inspirational teams. At the same time, these two teams will be sponsored for the cost of all representative members and supported with robot KITs during their participation in the FIRST® Tech Challenge Vietnam tournament taking place on February 24 in Hanoi.

The Organizing Committee awarded second prize to the team of Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted (Da Nang)

"Vietnam Open Robotics Challenge" is the "key" for teams with financial difficulties to have the opportunity to reach the regional finals of FIRST Tech Challenge Vietnam, and further to the world championship of FIRST Tech Challenge held in the US.

To win this race, teams need to design robots with path finding mode and automatic movement along the available track in the shortest time, with the fewest errors based on the robot KIT provided by the Organizing Committee.

However, for robots to operate effectively, there will be a big challenge in terms of the ability to flexibly use knowledge from theory to practice, professional skills as well as the ability to coordinate and work smoothly in groups.

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