VEGA SQUADRAN Won 2015 UniMAP Robotics Camp

Kulim, November 20 - The Vega Squadran emerged as an overall champion for 2015 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Robotics Camp held at Anjung UniMAP, Kulim, here recently.

The win allows Vega Squadran to take home a cash prize of RM 600, medals and certificates.

Second place won by Six Blood Brothers who took home RM450 cash as well as medals and certificates.

Whereas for Best Robot Design Award won by Black Widow team and received RM300 cash, medals and certificates of participation.

Meanwhile, as for thr Creativity Award, OTW Nak Menang won and take home RM300 cash, medals and certificates of participation.

The prize giving ceremony was fulfilled by Chairman of Secretariat for UniMAP Promotion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rizalafande Che Ismail cum Dean of the School of Microelectronic Engineering.

 Dr. Rizalafande said during the two-day camp is a joint organization of Anjung UniMAP Kulim, UniMAP Promotion Secretariat and  Corporate Communications Unit.

 "I am confident that, through organizing camps like this will encourage students to be interested in engineering and robotics available in UniMAP.

"In addition, it can improve students' motivation towards their interest in science so that students do not feel hard or bored, but rather fun and to appreciate these activities," he said when officiating the camp recently.

Also present was the coordinator of Anjung UniMAP Kulim, Mohamed Hanafiah Baharuddin.

He said again, UniMAP is confident, with such exposure of the camp, students will have the opportunity to compete at a higher level as an experience and indirectly expose new talents in in the future engineering field.

He also thanked the industry for being extremely attentive and willing to help UniMAP in an effort to educate students interested in engineering field such as Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC), ViTROX Corporation, and DreamEdge Sdn. Bhd.

"As we all know, UniMAP is synonymous with University Social Responsibility (USR) program for the local community, and events like this are not only concentrated in Perlis schools " he said.

Dr. Rizalafande added, activity that had been the input for the camp giving advantages in the creation of invention and innovation clubs in schools and UniMAP will provide assistance to the clubs.

The Robotics Camp was attended by 51 students from 16 schools around Kulim - Bandar Baharu under Rakan UniMAP programme.