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09.03.2004 16:47:55

 

  

 

WHAT IS ABU-ROBOCON?

Robocon is a robot contest which is held among the Asia-Pasific Broadcasting Union, ABU’s member countries.

As a founder member, Turkish Radio-Television Corporation has been participating ROBOCON, that aims the cultural and technological development and relationship between members, from the first time in Tokyo, 2002.

The university students, specializing engineering of mechanics or electronics from member countries, join this annual contest and try to construct manuel and authomatic machines due to Organizator Commitee, ABU Robocon Secreteriat’s rules through the theme which is determined by the hosting country, and represent their countries by using their creativity and technological abilities.

The purpose of this hard contest is not only improving  technological and cultural relations, but also set up friendship between students and develop their engineering skills, creativity ext.

In year 2003 Robocon realized on 24th of August, in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim of this contest was to shoot Takraw  Balls into 9 baskets comprised of 3 nets in a triangular shape to compete for points. A team was considered the winner when the balls are shot into all baskets including 3 nets of centered basket or when one team scores more point than the opponent. The machines were prepared to play Thailand Football, Takraw. And the team who fills all the baskets was considered as Space Conqueror.

 
  


ROBOCON TURKEY

After the Domestic Contest held in Ankara, in 2002; the winner team from Sabanci University Department of Nature Sciences and Mechatronic Engineering students competed on behalf of Turkey in Tokyo. Although they could not get a degree, they did their bests and represented our country.

In year 2003, 23 teams from 8 universities joined the contest.

 

 

Prepared under supervision of the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution (TUBITAK), 14 teams from Boðaziçi University, Sabanci University, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul Technical University, Middle East Tehnical University, Dokuz Eylul University and Gazi university,  took part in the Domestic Contest of ABU Robocon 2003 “Takraw Space Conqueror” in the capital city Ankara, on June 28, 2003.
To the results; the second runner up has been the Middle East Technical University’s team “La Resistance”, Best Artistic Design Award went to Dokuz Eylul University’s team “Smyrna”, Best Idea Award  went to Yildiz Technical University’s team “StarTech”, Best Technology Award went to Sabanci University’s team “Master of the Puppets” and the winner has been Dokuz Eylul University and SMYRNA!!

The members of the winner team Smyrna, are all mechanical enginnering students at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir and they call themselves with the ancient name of Izmir; SMYRNA!

SMYRNA MEMBERS

Instructor:
Aytac Goren
aytac.goren@deu.edu.tr

Operator: Emre Taslidere

Team Leader: Emre Isikli
and Benal Ozcelikyildiz

Pit Crew: Rifat Akal, Meltem Ayhan and Ayca Konuskan

 
    

 

 
  

From Robocon 2003 - Thailand

Domestic Organization Commitee
Project Coordinator

Erol ELDEM

Production-Direction Group
Esra ELDEM
Duygu KARAHAN

For Further Details Please Contact To:

Ph:
00 90 312 491 28 69

Ph: 00 90 312 490 43 00 (ext.26 34)

Fax: 00 90 312 491 28 14

E-mail: robocon@trt.net.tr

E-mail group: roboconturkey@yahoogroups.com

Address: TRT Ankara Televizyonu Robocon Programi B Blok No:728 Turan Gunes Bulvari Oran-Ankara-TURKIYE (TURKEY)

 
 

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