YEREVAN HOSTS ARMROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 2, 2010 – 19:52 AMT 14:52 GMT
ArmRobotics open championship has kicked off in Yerevan, with 8 youth
teams participating in Minesweeper Robot competition.
“Our goal is to reanimate robot industry in Armenia,” executive
director Union of Information Technology Enterprises (UITE) Karen
Vardanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He named the RA Ministry
of Defense as potential customer.
Earlier, ArmRobotics manager Mariam Nahapetyan said that from AMD 90
to 200 thousand was spent on construction of each robot.
The general sponsor of the event is Hurnet Iranian company, which
provided the essential spares. The idea belongs to HALO Trust
minesweeping company.
The task of Minesweeper Robot is to send minefield map to the server
though WiFi, radio transmitters or flash carriers, upon discovering
mines in the assigned area. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be
awarded AMD 250, 150, 100 thousand respectively.
ArmRobotics was first held in Armenia in 2008.
From: A. Papazian
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