ITB Robotics Team Wins International Micro Robot Maze
The Bandung Institute of Technology Robotics Team once again demonstrated its achievements on 23th International Micro Robot Maze Contest 2014 with its achievement as Third Place in the Multiple Legged Micro Robot Competition category, in Nagoya, Japan.
The International Micro Robot Maze Contest is an annual micro robot competition hosted by Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. It has been held since 1991, and 2014 marked its 23rd edition, held on November 9, 2014.
The International Micro Robot Maze Contest featured five categories: 1-cubic-cm Micro Robot Racer, 1-cubic-cm Teleoperated Micro Robot Maze, 1-cubic-cm Autonomous Micro Robot, Legged Micro Robot, and Free Performance Micro Robot. Participants came from various countries, including Japan, the United States, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia.
The 2014 ITB Micro Maze Robot Team, consisting of five students, entered five micro robots. In the competition, the team won third place in category 3B, namely Multiple Legged Micro Robot.
Team members: Fariz Maulana (Electrical Engineering 2011), Evan Prianto (Electrical Engineering 2012), Ali Akbar (Physics 2012), Mochammad Yusuf (Mechanical Engineering 2012), Nurul Fajar (Mechanical Engineering 2012)
Source: Dr. Kusprasapta Mutijarsa, ST. MT