Robocon 2020– Hong Kong Contest
Jointly organised by HKIE and HKSTP
The Robocon 2020 Hong Kong Contest has the following objectives.
- To arouse the interest in and awareness of engineering and IT among the public, in particular university and secondary school students.
- To encourage the design and construction of robots, providing real experience for post-secondary students and future engineers.
- To set a joint project target for various university departments, requiring cooperation between students studying mechanical engineering, electronics and computer programming.
- To serve as a platform for local universities and colleges to exchange experiences in engineering.
- To select the strongest team to represent Hong Kong in the international contest.
- To provide a valuable chance for local students to exchange engineering experiences with students from other countries/ regions through the international contest.
- To provide exposure for local universities on an international stage.
- To promote the image of Hong Kong in higher education.
- By means of television coverage, to promote engineering concepts among the public.
The contest was successfully held on 6 September 2020. Congratulations to the following winning teams:
- Champion: War Dragon (HKUST)
- 1st Runner Up: Black Horse Matter (CUHK)
- 2nd Runner Up: Autobots Fighter (IVE)
- Best Engineering Award: Fiery Dragon (HKUST)
- Best Artistic Design Award: Fiery Dragon (HKUST)
- Best Institute Entity Award: Crimson (HK PolyU)