MRSM students score gold at robotics championship in Thailand

By Bernama - December 25, 2019 @ 5:34pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Four Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) students clinched two gold medals at the 2019 International Robot Olympiad (IRO) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which ran from Dec 15 to 20.

Bentong MRSM students Ahmad Muqry Hasni and Nur Ain Balqis Mohd Razuan won the gold medal in the Creative Category Challenge, with the theme “Robot: Agricultural Revolution”.

“The robot they built is called Dr Plant. It is capable of identifying tree pests and controlling them using pesticide spray,” Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) said in a statement, today.

Meanwhile, Ziyad Azhar and Hana Humaira Wan Hasnan of Kota Putra MRSM took the gold medal in the Robot in Movie Challenge (sub-themed Vital Monitoring) via their video themed “Robot: Agricultural Revolution”.

The competition requires participants to create a robot that is related to a given theme, and develop it as multimedia work. The challenge tests the students’ planning ability, understanding of mechanical knowledge, and broad knowledge in various fields such as editing and special effects.

Other MRSM students representing Mara also won a silver and a bronze medal, as well as a technical award.

The Malaysians competed against students from 14 countries including South Korea, China, Singapore, the Philippines, New Zealand, Egypt, Indonesia and Thailand. Over 800 students participated.

“The Malaysian contingent consisted of 51 students and 14 teachers, and was led by an officer from the Secondary Education Division.

“Mara is committed to producing human capital in robotics and artificial intelligence technology, in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR4),” it said. – Bernama