Lac Hong wins ABU Robocon 2017

Only one minute faster, the Nice Shot Team from Lac Hong University of Vietnam beat its competitor from Malaysia and won the first prize in the ABU Robocon 2017 Competition held in Japan.

At the quarter and semi-final matches, the Vietnamese team had outstanding performances, resulting in wins over teams from India and the home team of Japan.

With its all-out efforts, the Robocon Vietnam team defeated Malaysian team in the final match that lasted one minute and twenty seconds.

The competition was held in Japan with the participation of 19 teams from 18 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. With the theme “The Landing Disc”, the contestants used their technological creations to place the discs on different pillars. After the competition, Vietnam won the first prize of ABU Robocon.

 

This is the 6th time Vietnam has won this competition. Its five previous championship victories were in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014, and 2015. Vietnam has also become the country with the most wins at the ABU Robocon