Phnom Penh, 22 August 2022 (TDI): The Ministry of Information of Cambodia will officially become the host of the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon). The event is to be held in August 2023 with the participation of some 20 countries.
Cambodia Becomes the Official Host of ABU Robocon Next Year https://t.co/O6ZZlVz6BY pic.twitter.com/ZE2LctPSuo
— Office of Cambodian PM 🇰🇭 (@PeacePalaceKH) August 22, 2022
Khim Vuhty, Director General of the National Television of Cambodia (TVK), virtually received the ABU Robocon flag from India on 21 August. Previously, India was the host of ABU Robocon 2022.
Pang Nath, Deputy Director-General of the National Television of Cambodia (TVK) also shared his remarks. Hosting ABU Robocon will provide Cambodia with an opportunity “to show off the potential of its human resources in robotics as well as to showcase its culture and tradition.”
Cambodia is planning a game for this year’s Robocon. The name of the game is ‘Robots sprinkle flowers on Angkor Wat Temple’ or ‘Robots toss rings at a pole’. It is the combination of Cambodia’s blessing dance and the popular game of coin toss.
Cambodia has participated in the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest since 2017 but has organized its national Robocon since 2014. The Kingdom won the best idea award and special award in 2017.
Moreover, the country won 2nd runner-up and special award in 2018, and 5th award and special award in 2020.
ABU Robocon
The ABU Robocon is an Asian-Oceanian college robot competition, founded in 2002 by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. In the competition, robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time.
The contest aims to create friendships among young people with similar interests who will lead their countries in the 21st century. Moreover, it helps advance engineering and broadcasting technologies in the region.
ABU Robocon has been providing an international stage for engineering students in the Asia-Pacific region to showcase their robot-building skills.
