Brunei Team Wins Award At ABU Robocon
By Salena SM

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam, represented by Maktab Kejuruteraan Jefri Bolkiah (MKJB), exhibited its potential in robotic technology and won its first international - engineering award at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Robot Contest (Robocon). Brunei was awarded the Toyota Award at the contest held in Beijing, China on August 27.

A total of 20 teams from 19 countries including Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and Brunei took part in the competition.

The MKJB SAMOT 2005 team was supervised by Norjemee bin Jenek, Ong Wee Hong, Hj Aijaz and Tang Weng Lit.

The team comprised seven students, who are Ho Chang Re, Alken Yee Soon Keong, Mohammad Hakim bin Mohamed Sabli, Muhamad Hasrin bin Suali, Rynnol bin Simpan, Mohd Noraziman bin Hj Jaini and Hj Mohd Saiful Azreen bin Hj Mohd Jinni. The team lost a student member, Lim Ping Zhung, in a traffic accident during the completion of the project.

The SAMOT 2005 team was supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Brunei Shell Marketing Co, Setia Motors, Islamic Bank of Brunei, Takaful IBB, Syarikat Kejuruteraan Sistematik, Triple Star Enterprise, Megamas Training Co, Boustead, GooBrothers Electrical Engineering, PKS, JAC Marketing, ITIS Wescot Technology, TA & Morgen Distributors, Amalgamated Electronics, Pustaka Remaja, Tek Modular, Belait Shoe Factory, Tecomarine Offshore and Nurliayana Enterprise. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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