"All the World's Robots Gather" ... International Robot Contest Held at Ilsan KINTEX from 27th to 29th

The scene at the International Robot Contest held in 2021.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] The '2022 International Robot Contest & R-BIZ Challenge,' hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Robot Industry Promotion Agency, will be held for three days from the 27th to the 29th at KINTEX in Ilsan.

The 'International Robot Contest' is a global comprehensive robot competition in which elementary, middle, high school, university students, and the general public participate. Every year, participants create robots according to various themes and regulations to compete in robot performance and mission execution abilities.

The 'R-BIZ Challenge' is a competition where participants discover and compete with commercialization ideas or marketing strategies for robot parts and products developed domestically.

Marking its 17th year, the International Robot Contest features 10 competitions with 51 categories, while the R-BIZ Challenge, now in its 8th year, holds 4 competitions. This year, approximately 2,714 teams and 4,130 participants, selected through regional preliminaries by category, are expected to participate. Awards include 4 Presidential Awards, 3 Prime Minister Awards, totaling about 185 prizes.

The International Robot Contest includes participants from Seoul National University of Science and Technology, and the R-BIZ Challenge features companies such as Korea Midland Power, Zeus, Twiny, and Mint Robot.

Due to COVID-19, the event was held mainly online until last year, but this year it will be conducted as a hybrid online and offline event at the usual scale. Major matches will be broadcast live via YouTube and the official website.

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