The Vietnamese team competes at the event (Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Lac Hong University from the southern province of Dong Nairepresenting Vietnam finished third at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABURobocon) which took place in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on August 25.
Thechampionship was claimed by Hong Kong (China), followed by the host country insecond.
This year’sABU Robocon featured 17 teamsfrom universities, colleges and academies of 16 countries and territoriesacross the Asia-Pacific region.
The 2019 Robocon promotes the idea of “Sharing theknowledge” initiated by host Mongolia. The rules of the competition were inspired by the Urtuu system first innovated by nomadicMongolians for exchanging information over long distances, and by the Mongolianfolk game Shagai, during which players flick animal ankle bones at a target.
The ABU Robocon was founded in 2002 by the Asia-PacificBroadcasting Union (ABU). Atthe event, robots compete to fulfill a task within a set time.
Vietnam has triumphed at the ABU Robocon seven times. The championships wereclaimed by Ho Chi Minh City University of Science and Technology in 2002, 2004and 2006, while Lac Hong University won in 2014, 2017, and 2018, and Hung YenUniversity of Technology and Education took the title in 2015. –VNA
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