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ABU Robocon

The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) is an Asian College robot competition, founded in 2002 by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. In the competition robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time. The contest aims to create friendship among young people with similar interests who will lead their countries in the 21st century, as well as help advance engineering and broadcasting technologies in the region. The event is broadcast in many countries through ABU member broadcasters.

Each year the competition has different topics, but generally speaking three or more robots must be used to complete the tasks. The best robots usually weight more than 10kg and span in one square meter area. To build the robots, contestants, who are restricted to be undergraduate students, must possess rich knowledge in programming, mechanical design and electronic circuit design.

ABU Robocon 2013

The ABU Robocon 2013 is going to be held in Vietnam. The Theme for Robocon 2013 declared by VTV is "The Green Planet.

ABU Robocon 2012

The ABU Robocon 2012 was held in Hong Kong on 19th August 2012 where 17 Engineering teams from 16 countries or regions participated. The Theme for Robocon 2012 declared by Hong Kong was In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity.The winner of the Robocon 2012 is University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

ABU Robocon 2011

The ABU Robocon 2011 was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 28th August 2011 where 19 Engineering Colleges from 18 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2011 declared by Thailand was Krathong, Lighting Happiness with Friendship. The winner is Dhurakij Pundit University coming from Thailand.

ABU Robocon 2010

The ABU Robocon2010 was held in Cairo, Egypt on 22nd September 2010 where 18 Engineering Colleges from 17 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2010 declared by Egypt was Robo-Pharaohs Build Pyramids. It was won by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China to give China its 4th overwhelming win. Now China holds the record for the most number of wins.

ABU Robocon 2009

The ABU Robocon 2009 was held in Tokyo, Japan on 22nd August 2009 with the Theme of Kago, the traditional Japanese palanquin, carried by human beings replaced by robots. The winners were a team from China who completed the task consistently in 18 seconds. It was won by Harbin Institute of Technology to give China its third successive win.

ABU Robocon 2008

The ABU Robocon 2008 was held at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune, India on 31st August 2008, where 17 Engineering Colleges from 16 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2008 declared by India was Govinda, a traditional Indian Deity who used to play earthly games by capturing Butter/Cheese from heads of Gopis.