Since 1990, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Tokyo Institute of Technology have been organising the International Design Contest (IDC) Robocon. University students from all parts of the world gather for this annual contest that takes place at a different host country each year. Coming from different cultures and backgrounds, students gather for two weeks to share ideas and knowledge on robotics and develop a winning robot design. This year’s IDC Robocon is held in Shanghai from 5 to 18 August 2010.
Due to SUTD’s collaboration with MIT, the invitation to participate in this year’s IDC Robocon is extended for the first time to students in Singapore. Winners of SUTD’s “Robots for a Better World” contest received an all expense paid trip to take part in IDC Robocon 2010.
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| Name: Lee Wei Jian |
| Age: 20 |
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| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
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| Name: Lee Jia Wen |
| Age: 20 |
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| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
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| Name: Brandon Chen |
| Age: 21 |
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| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
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| Name: Wang Li Juan |
| Age: 21 |
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| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
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| Name: Sunardi |
| Age: 22 |
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| Singapore University of Technology and Design |
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| Name: Wang Yu Feng |
| Age: 16 |
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| Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) |
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| Name: Leong Hei Kern |
| Age: 16 |
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| Singapore Polytechnic |
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| Name: Agrim Singh |
| Age: 17 |
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| Anglo-Chinese Junior College |
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| Name: Ng Elay |
| Age: 19 |
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| Victoria Junior College |
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| Name: Lee Kok Wei |
| Age: 20 |
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| NSF |
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| DAY 13: THE FINALS |
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The final showdown! Watch Wei Jian (Purple-Blue) and Jia Wen (Clay) battle it out with Yellow and Green. Who will eventually triumph?
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| DAY 12: FROM STRANGERS TO FRIENDS |
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12 days ago, we were complete strangers. We came from different schools, have different personalities and interests. We aren’t even the same age! The youngest person in the Singapore team is only 16 and the oldest is 22. We wondered, will we be able to get along?
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| LIFE IN SHANGHAI |
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Curious what life is like in Shanghai? Especially campus life? Get a glimpse of it through our experiences in SJTU and Shanghai.
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| DAY 11: MYSTERY MEAT |
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Much had been said about the horrors of campus food, from Wei Jian’s daily sarcasm about his “beloved breakfast” to Kok Wei’s declaration that the food tastes “weird”. Today I shall give everyone a lowdown on the mystery meat we have been eating : )
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| DAY 7: CLOSER AND CLOSER… |
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It’s amazing how the days have simply flown past. We are now terrifyingly close to the seeding contest. Just 3 days away. Yikes! Join us as we hit the last leg of our journey…
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| 3 WAYS TO SAY… |
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… And people say engineers are bad with words. Watch the video to see how Wei Jian debunks that myth!
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| A MATTER OF 90 SECONDS |
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Here’s a short post to explain the format of the contest. Uh oh, our fates will be decided in 90 seconds!
Find out how…
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| AFTER 6 – IT’S PARTY TIME! |
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5.58 pm, 5.59 pm… And the clock strikes 6! That’s when the real action starts! We live for these moments. Ha! After hours dinners, sightseeing, shopping…
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| DAYS 3 & 4: SLOWLY BUT SURELY… |
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Our robots are starting to come alive! Painstakingly, with each piece of wood and metal that we have sawed, filed, drilled and soldered together!
Catch us in action!
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| DAY 2: CAN WE DO IT? |
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We are in for a big challenge to build a robot in 7 short days. Most of us have never used such ‘big’ equipment to cut materials before.
Find out whether we will survive!
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| DAY 1: THE ART OF TRANSLATION |
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This is the first time Singapore is taking part in IDC Robocon, it’s such a privilege to be part of this!
Find out how we communicate with people from other countries!
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| SHANGHAI, HERE WE COME! |
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From Singapore Changi Airport, to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and finally to Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Follow us on this journey!
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