August 28, 2017 | 22:02 (GMT+7)
Vietnam tops ABU Robocon 2017
PANO – Vietnamese representative, LH-NICESHOT, a team from Lac Hong University, won the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2017 (ABU Robocon 2017) championship final on August 27 in the Japanese capital of Tokyo after defeating the Malaysian team.
With two wins at the qualifying round, the Robocon Vietnam team advanced to the knockout round.
The Robocon Vietnam team. (Photo: VTV)
At the quarter and semi-finals, the Vietnamese team had outstanding performances, resulting in wins over teams from India and the host country of Japan.
With its all-out efforts, the Robocon Vietnam team defeated its Malaysian team at the final match that lasted one minute and twenty seconds.
This is the sixth time that Vietnam has been the champion of the robot contest. Its five previous championships victories were in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014 and 2015. Vietnam has also become the country with the most wins at the ABU Robocon.
Translated by Mai Huong