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Robot from Bandung wins international competition

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 06/15/2009 9:15 AM
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Robot DU-114, designed by a student from the Computer University of Indonesia, Bandung, has won a gold medal at the International Robo Games in San Francisco, California.

State news agency Antara reported that DU-114, which was built by Rudy Hartono, was the fastest robot to put out a fire at the competition.

"For this [open fire fighting autonomous robot] category, 11 teams from various countries competed for the gold medal, and DU-114 won it," Andi Rahadian, spokesman of the Indonesian Consulate in San Francisco, said.

Representative from 20 countries participated in the competition, which ran from Friday to Sunday.
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