UGM wins Indonesian robot contest

Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - Yogyakarta`s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) won the Indonesian Robot Contest at the Yogyakarta State University Sports Hall, and will join the national robot contest in Malang, East Java, in June 2010.

"UGM beat 14 other higher learning institutes in Yogyakarta, Central Java and Kalimantan in the Indonesian Robot Contest KRI)," chief organizer of KRI and the Indonesian Intelligent Robot Contest (KRCI) Pramudi Utomo said here on Sunday.

Besides KRI, he said, UGM also won the wheeled KRCI and footed KRCI, while the Yogyakarta State University (UNY) won the battle KRCI.

He said 29 higher learning institutes (PTNs)comprising seven state PTNs and 22 private PTNs in Yogyakarta, Central Java, and Kalimantan, took part in KRI and KRCI, Region III.

"Sixty one teams from 29 higher institutions took part in the four competitions, namely KRI, wheeled KRCI, footed KRCI, and battle KRCI," he said.(*)

Source: Antara News

Pamekasan student to represents RI in international physics competition

Pamekasan, E Java (ANTARA News) - A student of a senior secondary school (SMA) in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java, Mohammad Shohebul Maromi, had been chosen as Indonesian `ambassador` to the International Physics Olimpiade (IphO) in Croatia, in July this year.

Mohammad Shohebul Maromi had previously won an Asian physics competition in Taipe, Taiwan, in April this year.

"There were two SMA students of Pamekasan taking part in the Asian physics competition at that time, namely Mohamad Shohebul Maromi and Ali Ichsanul Qouli," Head of SMA, Pamekasan, Basyair, said on Monday.

But only Mohammad Shohebul Maromi will take part in the competition in Croatia, where he was third best of the 16 participants from other countries.(*)

Source: Antara News