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MMU Melaka, 10th July 2009 - Once again, the Robotic Challenge Week has been held on Friday and through out the whole weekend in the Main Hall. This year’s main sponsor for this event is non other than the Cytron Technologies, which has support this event since last year. The theme for this 4th yearly event is Robotic World, Our World.
The event was officiated by Vice President of Multimedia University (academic), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wong Eng Kiong and also Presidents of Robotic Club, Engineering Society, IEM, IET. Followed by President of Jawatankuasa Negeri Pelajaran, Sains & Teknologi dan Sumber Manusia Melaka, Y.B. Datuk Hj Yaakub bin Md Amin.
There were varieties of games, such as Mini Competitions, SuGo and Sumo Robot Competitions, Line Following Robot Competition and etc. Quoted by the winner of SuGo Robot Competition, Chio WenChong, “Though the food and drinks weren’t provided but overall the committee members are kind and friendly.” The main supporting event for this year was the Combat Robot Competition. It was divided into two categories, open and close categories. According to some participants, the event had increased their experience in robot building.
Demonstrations from different exhibitors were held throughout the event. One of the main attractions was the “Shopping Maid” demonstration by Cytron Technologies. Many visitors find all the robots very unique in their own way, because of their designs and functions.
The winners for this year’s Combat Robot Competition, open category, were Uni 10 from UNITEN Putrajaya Campus, which walked away with the 1st prize of RM 1200. Whereas the 1st runner-up goes to UMTech from University Malaya, with RM 800. War Saw from Japan-Malaysia Technical Institute that came in as 2nd runner-up, took home RM 400. Lastly, Pensil from MMU came in 4th place.
The vision of the President of Robotics Club for this event was to touch the hearts of all and give awareness to the public.