ABU Robocon

The ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) is an Asian Oceanian College robot competition, founded in 2002 by Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. In the competition robots compete to complete a task within a set period of time. The contest aims to create friendship among young people with similar interests who will lead their countries in the 21st century, as well as help advance engineering and broadcasting technologies in the region. The event is broadcast in many countries through ABU member broadcasters.

"Robocon" redirects here. For the fictional robot, see Ganbare!! Robocon.
Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009 in Japan

History and Format

ABU Robocon extended the concept from NHK Robocon which started in 1991 and restricted to teams from Japan only.

Each year the competition has different topics, but generally speaking, two or more robots must be used to complete the tasks. One of the robots would be manual control while the others are automatic. The best robots usually weight more than 10  kg and span in one square meter area. To build the robots, contestants, who are restricted to be undergraduate students, must possess rich knowledge in programming, mechanical design and electronic circuit design.

Each game is between two teams, often named red and blue. The playing field is symmetrical and robots from both teams start in the same condition (except for Robocon 2015 which employed a turn-based game based on badminton).

A typical game (except for Robocon 2015) lasts for three minutes but can end sooner if one team achieve a K.O victory which immediately finishes the game. In case that no teams achieve the K.O condition, the team that gets a higher score after three minutes will be declared a winner.

Earlier editions of Robocon tend to emphasize the competitiveness of the game, in which winners achieve their win by employing strategic approaches to deploy their robots as well as preventing their opponent from reaching the goal. For example, this strategy was notable in Vietnam's win in Robocon 2004[1] and 2006,[2] and China's win in Robocon 2008.[3] To mitigate the problems, later editions reduce the combat nature and put more emphasis on technology, designing and making the robot perform complicated maneuvers, which require teams to be more creative on designing robots.

Logos for Competition
YearLocationLogo
2002 Tokyo, Japan
2003 Bangkok, Thailand
2004 Seoul, South Korea
2005 Beijing, China
2006 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2007 Hanoi, Vietnam
2008 Pune, India
2009 Tokyo, Japan
2010 Cairo, Egypt
2011 Bangkok, Thailand
2012 Kowloon, Hong Kong
2013 Da Nang, Vietnam
2014 Pune, India Robocon 2014 Logo
2015 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Robocon 2015 Logo
2016 Bangkok, Thailand
2017 Tokyo, Japan
2018 Ninh Bình, Vietnam[4]
2019 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia[5]
2020 Suva, Fiji

Recent Competitions

ABU Robocon 2020

ABU Robocon 2020 will be held at Suva, Fiji and the game will be based on Fiji's national sport rugby. The theme is "ROBO RUGBY 7s", in this game, each team designs two robots, one as pass robot, and another as try robot. Each can either be manual or automated. The pass robot will pick up the rugby balls, and the try robot needs to either place them to the trying spot, or to kick the ball passing through a pole. Team scores points depending on the step and the zone location, but points can be awarded to the opponent's team if the kicking ball lands on the opponent's zone. The game ends when three minutes had passed, or when all seven kicking balls (shared for both teams) have been kicked.[6][7]

ABU Robocon 2019

ABU Robocon 2019 was held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 25 August 2019.[8] The theme was "Sharing the knowledge". It was related to the Urtuu system of Mongolian tradition. Total 17 teams from 16 different countries participated in this Competition. The Hong Kong, China team won the grand Prix, While Mongolia Team 1 was first runner up.[9]

ABU Robocon 2018

The competition was held in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, in August 2018. The theme comes from a traditional game in ethnic region of Vietnam, namely ném còn (throwing shuttlecock). The goal of the game is to throw the shuttlecocks through the ring at height. In Vietnamese culture, the game is about celebration and making friendship.

In the game, each team are given a few shuttlecocks and needs to design two robots, one manual and one automatic robot. The manual robot needs to hand the shuttlecocks to the automatic robot, which attempts to throw the shuttlecocks through the rings (unlike the traditional game, there are three rings at various heights in this game). The winner can be achieved by points, or by immediate KO if the robots successfully throw the shuttlecocks through three rings, and for the highest ring, the shuttlecock lands on a golden disk on the opposite side. The winner of ABU Robocon 2018 is Lac Hong University coming from Vietnam.

ABU Robocon 2017

The ABU Robocon 2017 was held at Tokyo, Japan in the month of August. The theme is "Asobi: The landing disc". The theme revolves around the word “asobi” (play), which is also a fundamental philosophy behind Robocon. In “asobi,” playful, unique, original show of skills is often more important than winning or losing, as everyone – friend and foe alike – can applaud and enjoy them.

So, in the “asobi” spirit: we encourage playful, unique, original robot designs and strategies! (reference:https://www.roboconindia.com/index.php/theme-and-story)

In the match, each team will be given a set of discs which they are supposed to land on the poles of different height and at different distances. Team which will be able to land at least one disc on each pole will be declared as the winner of the game. If no team is able to land disc on each pole then the winner is declared as given in the rulebook. The winner of ABU Robocon 2017 is Lac Hong University coming from Vietnam.

ABU Robocon 2016

The 2016 ABU Robocon was held at Bangkok, Thailand. The theme is "Clean Energy Recharging the World". The concept behind the theme is the utilization of renewable energy sources, the theme is available at[10][11] The match is between 2 teams (viz. red and blue), each team consisting of two robots. After a controversial final match (which required a replay), University of Technology (UTM), Malaysia won the International Robocon 2016.

ABU Robocon 2015

The ABU Robocon[12] 2015 was held in August in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The contest theme was "Robominton-Badminton RoboGame". The venue for the contest was Sportorium of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). In the contest, the 2 teams (red and blue) had to play the game of badminton against each other. Each team made 2 robots to play a normal doubles badminton game.[13]

Hung Yen University of Technology and Education, Vietnam won the International Robocon 2015 held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

ABU Robocon 2014

The ABU Robocon 2014 was conducted on 24 August 2014 at Pune, India. The Theme for Robocon 2014 declared by India was "A Salute for Parenthood".[14] The winner of ABU Robocon 2014 is LH-NVN, coming from Lac Hong University, Vietnam.[15]

ABU Robocon 2013

The ABU Robocon 2013 was held in Vietnam on 18 August 2013, where 19 Engineering teams from 18 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2013 declared by VTV was "The Green Planet".The winner of ABU Robocon 2013 is Kanazawa Institute of Technology coming from Japan.[16]

ABU Robocon 2012

The ABU Robocon 2012 was held in Hong Kong on 19 August 2012 where 17 Engineering teams from 16 countries or regions participated. The Theme for Robocon 2012 declared by Hong Kong was In Pursuit of Peace and Prosperity. The winner of the Robocon 2012 is University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

ABU Robocon 2011

The ABU Robocon 2011 was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 August 2011 where 19 Engineering Colleges from 18 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon2011 declared by Thailand was Krathong, Lighting Happiness with Friendship. The winner is Dhurakij Pundit University coming from Thailand.

ABU Robocon 2010

The ABU Robocon2010 was held in Cairo, Egypt on 22 September 2010 where 18 Engineering Colleges from 17 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2010 declared by Egypt was Robo-Pharaohs Build Pyramids. It was won by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China to give China its 4th overwhelming win.

ABU Robocon 2009

The ABU Robocon 2009 was held in Tokyo, Japan on 22 August 2009 with the Theme of Kago, the traditional Japanese palanquin, carried by human beings replaced by robots. The winners were a team from China who completed the task consistently in 18 seconds. It was won by Harbin Institute of Technology to give China its third successive win.

ABU Robocon 2008

The ABU Robocon 2008 was held at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune, India on 31 August 2008, where 17 Engineering Colleges from 16 countries participated. The Theme for Robocon 2008 declared by India was Govinda, a traditional Indian Deity who used to play earthly games by capturing Butter/Cheese from heads of Gopis.

Results
YearHost cityThemeGrand Prix1st runner-upABU Robocon Award
2002 Tokyo Reach for the Top of Mt. Fuji Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology University of Science and Technology of China Kanazawa Institute of Technology
2003 Bangkok Takraw Space Conqueror Sawangdandin Industrial and Community Education College King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Chungnam National University
2004 Seoul Reunion of Separated Lovers, Gyeonwoo & Jiknyeo Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Southwest University of Science and Technology Mongolian University of Science and Technology
2005 Beijing Climb on the Great Wall Light the Holy Fire University of Tokyo University of Science and Technology Beijing Higher Technological Institute Tenth of Ramadan City, Egypt
2006 Kuala Lumpur Building the World’s Tallest Twin Tower Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Samut Songkhram Technical College Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
2007 Hanoi Halong Bay Discovery Xi'an Jiaotong University Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya October 6 University-Egypt
2008 Pune Govinda Xi'an Jiaotong University Higher Technological Institute 10th of Ramadan City, Egypt Xi'an Jiaotong University
2009 Tokyo Travel Together for the Victory Drums Harbin Institute of Technology University of Hong Kong Harbin Institute of Technology
2010 Cairo Robo-Pharaohs built pyramids University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Lạc Hồng University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
2011 Bangkok Loy Krathong, Lighting Happiness with friendship Dhurakij Pundit University Kampaengphet Technical College University of Tokyo
2012 Hong Kong Peng On Dai Gat (In pursuit of peace and prosperity) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Lạc Hồng University University of Tokyo
2013 Da Nang The Green Planet Kanazawa Institute of Technology Lạc Hồng University Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya
2014 Pune A Salute for Parenthood Lạc Hồng University Nagoya Institute of Technology Lạc Hồng University
2015 Yogyakarta Robominton Hung Yen University of Technology and Education Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hung Yen University of Technology and Education
2016 Bangkok Clean Energy Recharging the World Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Northeastern University University of Tokyo
2017 Tokyo The Landing Disc[17] Lạc Hồng University Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Lạc Hồng University
2018 Ninh Bình “NÉM CÒN” The Festival Wishing Happiness & Prosperity[18] Lạc Hồng University (Vietnam 2) Northeastern University University of Tokyo
2019 Mongolia “GREAT URTUU”

"Sharing the knowledge”[5]

 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Mongolian University of Science and Technology
2020 Suva, Fiji Roborugby7s

Winners of ABU Robocon
Country/Territory Titles Year(s)
 Vietnam 7 2002, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
 China 5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
 Japan 2 2005, 2013
 Thailand 2003, 2011
 Malaysia 1 2016
 Hong Kong 1 2019
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See also

References
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