$1,000 Cheque For Robot Challenge
By Amin Hosni

Bandar Seri Begawan - A cheque presentation for the upcoming 6" ABU Asia Pacific Robot Contest 2007 (ABU Robocon) was yesterday witnessed at the Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) Bilik Iltizam.

On hand to present the mock USD1, 000 cheque to Project Supervisor Norjemee Jenek was RTB Acting Deputy Director Haji Hamiddon bin Haji Ibrahim.

The 6th, ABU Asia Pacific Robot Contest 2007 (ABU Robocon) will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam from August 24 - 29.

RTB - as a member of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) and in cooperation with STEP Centre, Ministry of Education - will, for the fifth time participate in the ABU Asia Pacific Robot Contest, which is organised by the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union.

Brunei Darussalam will be represented by the Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College in the competition, which will be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace, Hanoi.

Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College received the cheque as subsidiary money for the making of the robot for the competition.

This is the fifth time Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College will be making an appearance at the ABU Robocon competition (international. level). They were champions four times in a row during the national competition, from 2003-2006.

In 2005, Jefri Bolkiah Engineering College received the Toyota Awards at the competition which was held in Beijing, China.

The ABU Robocon competition requires participants to use their creativity and knowledge on technology to invent robots. The event also aims to allow for the strengthening of relations between Asia Pacific youths who have shared interests.

As many as 19 teams from 18 countries will be participating in the competition. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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