Cambodian university wins prize for firefighting robots
Cambodia’s beleaguered fire department may have a future high-tech solution to its problems after a team of young scientists from Norton University competing in the 4th Malaysian International Robot Competitions (MIRoC) last week placed third in the Fire Fighting Robot category. The annual event, held this year from April 11 to 13 at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, involved robotics teams from 19 universities around the world. … The Fire Fighting Robot was the main event among various competitions. The robots were designed to move around an imitation house, rescuing as many “victims” (ping-pong balls) and extinguishing as many “fires” (candles) as possible within three minutes. …
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