Tagisang Robotics seeks to advertise the sector of robotics amongst Filipino highschool college students, and assist them uncover their potential in engineering and knowledge expertise
MANILA, Philippines – Pitogo Excessive Faculty in Negros Road, Makati Metropolis gained the Division of Science and Expertise’s (DOST) Tagisang Robotics 2022, an annual robotics competitors for highschool college students which was first held in 2011.
Pitogo Excessive Faculty’s victory, which occurred final Friday, Might 27, marked the fourth time a group from the varsity has come residence with a prize, having gained The Finest Staff Award in 2013, 2014, and 2019. In 2013, the group was additionally given the Finest Rookie Staff award.
Groups are given particular duties which their robotic creations are supposed to finish. Within the 2022 version, the robots had been tasked to sense, elevate, and ship coloured pallets to their designated locations on the taking part in subject. The Pitogo group was capable of document the shortest time to finish the mentioned process, incomes them 3,000 factors, and the victory.
The group consists of scholars Allen Reilan Bustamante, Nathan Enzo Saludo, Rose Nelyn Andalajao, and Gaudy Lhuan Macato, who will obtain a money grant of P120,000 and a trophy. Their coach, Florante Ferrer will obtain P30,000 as money award.
Coming in as first runner-up was the Caloocan Nationwide Science and Expertise Excessive Faculty composed of Angelo Paolo Atip, Gabriel Peter Pacoma, Danielle Faye Alba, Anjae Maria Bejerano with 2,800 factors. Second runner-up was Taguig Metropolis Science Excessive Faculty composed of Jaisa Julene Mataac, Julyenne Alexander Borais, Steven Andrei Fontiveros and Anastacia Freyja Cabugon. The primary-runner up was awarded a money grant of P80,000 whereas the second runner-up took residence a money grant of P40,000, with their respective coaches receiving P20,000 and P10,000.
One other group, Rizal Nationwide Science Excessive Faculty, obtained The Most Helpful Staff award for getting the best mixed scores within the pre-final matches.
The DOST mentioned in its press launch that the competition is supposed to “ignite the curiosity of highschool college students in robotics for them to find their potentials within the fields of engineering and knowledge expertise.”
“Potential is one thing that’s all the time there particularly when speaking concerning the Filipino youth. The one problem is on how we are able to hone and harness it, and ensure that efficient packages are carried out for it to be realized, “ mentioned DOST-SEI’s chief of the Science and Expertise Manpower Training Analysis and Promotions Division, Ruby Cristobal.
Tagisang Robotics 2022 additionally made use of a hybrid physical-online format, in a primary for the competition, and taking part groups to run their code remotely, controlling the robotic onsite. It mentioned that this may enable extra highschool college students who’re remotely situated to have an opportunity to compete. – Rappler.com
