The 13th World Robot Olympiad commenced at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida today. The two day (November 26th – November 27th) event was inaugurated by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of Culture, Govt. of India. The event is jointly organized by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of India and India STEM Foundation (ISF).
Encouraging the teams from across the world, Dr. Mahesh Sharma said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“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 our ministry 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.”[/notification]
The theme for this year’s event is ‘Rap the Scrap’. Over 2000 students from 51 countries are participating in this international championship and will showcase innovative solutions using robotics technology to reduce, manage and recycle waste. 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.
Shri A. S. Manekar, Director General, NCSM and Chairman Advisory Board of WRO 2016 Organising Committee said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“NCSM has been advocating hands-on, minds-on approach to learning and I believe this competition will spread awareness about Robotics education and build an ecosystem of STEM based hands-on learning education in India. It will be interesting to see students finding innovative ways of designing and programming autonomous robots to complete the task in lesser time.”[/notification]
World Robot Olympiad India (WRO India)
World Robot Olympiad India (WRO India) (http://www.wroindia.org/) is a not-for-profit robotics competition held in India since 2006 for students in the 9 to 25 years age group. WRO India is a highly competitive, prestigious and one of the largest robotics competition in India, jointly organized by ISF and NCSM to build scientific temperament and 21st century skills in students.
Mr. Law King Hui, Chairman, WRO Advisory Council said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“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. Applying STEM knowledge in forming concrete solutions, all the while thinking creatively and critically, with the ability to communicate and collaborate with others is the essence of WRO. The knowledge and experiences all participants worldwide have gained so far have made them winners in their own right. Winning the competition is not the most important part of their WRO journey, learning is!”[/notification]
