The 13th World Robot
Olympiad, jointly organized by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under
the aegis of Ministry of Culture and India STEM Foundation (ISF), commenced at
India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
The two day (November 26th – November
27th) event was inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for
Culture and Tourism.
- The theme for this year’s event is ‘Rap the Scrap’.
- Over 2000 students from 51 countries are participating in this international championship.
- The competition is being held for students in the 9-25 years age group in the following four categories - Regular category (Elementary, Junior High, Senior High), WRO Football, Open category and Advanced Robotics Challenge.
Encouraging the teams
from across the world, Dr. Mahesh Sharma said, “Fostering innovation and
creativity amongst youth is a key priority for the government and events like
these are a great platform for that. National Council of Science Museums, an
organisation under Ministry of Culture has been nurturing innovation and
creativity through its network of science centres and Innovation hubs.
Organising such an international event was very much evitable. We are happy to
see so many enthusiastic teams across all age groups here. We wish them all the
best and hope their skills will play an important role in addressing real world
problems in the future.”
Addressing on the occasion, Mr. Law King Hui,
Chairman, WRO Advisory Council said, “The WRO holds a dear place in our hearts
because it provides a platform for thousands of brilliant and aspiring young
minds to come together and inspire one another in their attempts to address
real world issues. I wish to point out the important role of robotics in the
context of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education,
as well as 21st century skills which are globally recognised as crucial to be
effective workers in the future.”
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