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USTC Robots Picked Away Silver Medal |
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2005-08-14 |
| USTC Robots Picked Away Silver Medal |
Robots developed by well-known universities in the Asia and Pacific regions competed to climb the Fuji Mountain on August 31. The University of Science and Technology, on behalf of China, picked away the silver medal and the prize for technology. The delegation from the University of Macao was also listed in the top eight.
The just concluded contest is the first such robot contest held by the Asia and Pacific Broadcasting Association. The event attracted 20 delegations from 18 countries and regions in the region. The robot contestants have to "climb to the top of the Fuji Mountain".
As a game, the rules require the robots to drop balls into cylinders of different depth. As the cylinders are fanned out on the playground, they looked like a man-made Fuji Mountain. The deepest cylinder was placed in the middle to represent the top of the mountain. A ball into the deepest cylinder will earn a highest of 4 points in the game. A ball into the shallowest will get a lowest of 1 point, and that into the middle depth cylinder will get 2 points. The final result is counted according to the total scores.
Previously, the NHK had held 10 such contests in the Asia and Pacific region. The best record of the Chinese teams was the third prize. The USTC team gained the precious opportunity to participate in the event as they achieved overshadowing success in the national selective contest. Thus they represented the highest level of robot development in the country.
During the contest, the USTC robot attracted wide concerns on its technology makeup. Powered with the sense of sight and touch, it exhibited an accurate high-speed orientation and strong anti-jamming ability. As it reflects China's high-level technology in robot development, the robot itself is well worthy of the prize for technology. Experts say such contests will be helpful to promote the development of robot technology.
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