Miaoli to host youth robot competition for 166 teams

The contestants will be divided into three age groups — elementary school students, junior high school students and senior high school students — and will compete in “ordinary” and “creative” categories, according to the county government.

The top three winners in each category will earn the right to represent Taiwan at the 2010 World Robot Olympiad in the Philippines in November.

At a press conference called by the county government to promote the contest, several of the participants demonstrated their skills of assembling robots and a variety of robots were showcased.

A team from the county finished first and second, respectively, in the creative category of the 2008 and 2009 international competitions, Miaoli Magistrate Liu Cheng-hung noted.

He said that to encourage students to learn about the research and development of robots and build their creative thinking ability, the county government will award cash prizes of NT$600,000 (US$18,700), NT$400,000 and NT$200,000, respectively, to the top three winners in each category.

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