From July 22 to 23, Sydney local time, World Educational Robot Contest (WER) took place at Sydney Olympics Sports Center. Nearly 200 students from both China and Australia took part in the competition. Abilix, as exclusively designated platform of WER, provided sponsorship and support to all levels of WER contests in the world.
(Guests at the opening ceremony)
(Competition site)
Educational robot heat in Australia
This was the first time for WER to step on Australia, which attracted great attention from local government and students. Governor of NSW, Minister of Multiple Element Culture Ms. Sophio Costsis, Liu Wenwu, Education Consul of the Consulate General of People’s Republic of China in Sydney, Dean of UNSW Electronics and Communication Engineering School Professor Julien Epps, Chairman of WER Australian Organizing Committee Alex Tang and WER General Secretary Ms. He Ting presented at the contest and addressed speech.
(Dean of UNSW Electronics and Communication Engineering School Professor Julien Epps delivering a speech)
(Chairman of WER Australian Organizing Committee Alex Tang addressing a speech)
The theme of the contest was still the “Industrial Age”of WER 2017 based on brick robots. The contest was made of arena tasks, extended tasks and team presentation. At the arena, kids, no matter from China or abroad, were all devoted to the tasks, showing their astonishing imagination and creation.
(We are ready)
The contest was set at Sydney Olympics Center, meaning that the spirit WER delivers is much like the Olympic spirit. The Olympic spirit emphasizes cultivation of bravery and endurance during the contest featured by friendship, unity and fair competition. WER aims to let students gain bravery to creative and train success ability regardless of frustrations, and at the same time, gain the precious friendship.
(New friends)
(Congratulations!)
WER received international recognition
World Educational robot contest was launched and held by World Educational Robotics Society catering to kids and adolescents aged 4 to 18. Each year nearly 500,000 contestants from 30 countries came to attend all levels of contests.
Now that WER is becoming more and more wide-spread, more and more kids and adolescents are able to get in touch with the top-level robotic contest, its enormous educational values has been generally recognized by the whole society.