UGM team wins robot contest

Sun, 05/25/2008 12:01 PM | Discover

YOGYAKARTA: The Palapa Team of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) recently won first place in a robot contest participated by universities in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

Teams from Sultan Agung Islamic University (Unissula) in Semarang and the National Institute of Technology (STTN) in Yogyakarta won second and third place, respectively.

Aside from bringing home trophies and certificates, the winners will be entered in the national-level robot competition scheduled for June.

"The participants to the robot contest are of the younger generation. They give hope amidst the difficulties the nation is now facing," said UGM rector Sudjarwadi during the closing of the competition on Sunday, May 18.