32 teams roll into Robocon national finals

Thirty-two teams have been selected out of 353 entrants during the regional qualifiers of the Robocon Vietnam 2007 contest to compete in the national finals in Hanoi on June 4-6.

The 32 teams hail from the University of Technology, Mechanics and Metallurgy, the Ho Chi Minh City Industrial University, the Lac Hong University, the College for Industrial Technology 2, and the Nha Trang Information and Technology Officers’ School.

Robocon Vietnam, an annual contest hosted by Vietnam Television (VTV), requires students to design a robot to achieve a certain set of tasks. The theme of this year’s contest is “Discovering Ha Long Bay”.

The champion will represent Vietnam in the finals of the Asia-Pacific Robocon Contest, which will be held in Hanoi from August 24-29.

Vietnam has won the Asia-Pacific Robocon Contest three times in 2002, 2004 and 2006.