A Mumbai student team has won two awards at the FIRST Global Robotics Olympiad held in the US, according to media reports.
Organised by FIRST Global in Washington, the event attracted participants from 157 countries. The seven Indian students won the gold award in the Zhang Heng Engineering Design Award and the bronze in the Global Challenge Match at the international robotics challenge, PTI reported.
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— India in USA (@IndianEmbassyUS) July 18, 2017
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— India in USA (@IndianEmbassyUS) July 18, 2017
“Neutrino,” their robot, collected orange and blue balls from the ground and sorted them accordingly. On their Facebook page, the group said, “Absolutely thrilled that we were able to live up to our promise… We had a lot of fun at the FIRST Global Challenge 2017.”