Vietnam will host the 2024 Asia-Pacific Robocon competition.

Representing Vietnam, DCN-DT02, Hanoi University of Industry, ranked third and won the best technical award at the ABU Robocon 2023 competition – Photo: Hanoi University of Industry

From August 23rd to 27th, the Asia-Pacific Robocon (ABU Robocon) 2024 competition will be held at the Quang Ninh Sports Complex, Dai Yen Ward, Ha Long City.

ABU Robocon, organized annually by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Association, is a competition for robotics-loving students from countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region.

This year's competition, themed "Harvest Day," aims to honor the value of agriculture , especially rice cultivation on terraced fields – a distinctive feature of Vietnamese culture. Participating robots will perform tasks simulating the rice planting process, from sowing seedlings to harvesting.

ABU Robocon 2024 features 13 teams from 12 countries and territories. Vietnam is represented by two teams: SKH AUTOMATION and SKH – CK1 from Hung Yen University of Technology and Education.

Besides the official matches, the organizers will hold many attractive side activities, such as knowledge sharing sessions on programming and control, robot construction, and tours of the Ha Long Bay heritage site…

The entire ABU Robocon 2024 competition at the Quang Ninh Sports Complex on August 25th will be broadcast live on VTV2, Vietnam Television.

Previously, the ABU Robocon 2023 competition was held in Phnom Penh, with 14 teams representing 13 countries and territories in the region participating. The Vietnamese team won third place and the award for outstanding technical performance at ABU Robocon 2023. The team from Japan won first place in Robocon 2023.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/viet-nam-dang-cai-to-chuc-robocon-chau-a-thai-binh-duong-2024-chu-de-ngay-mua-20240813142152001.htm