<p>The winners now have a chance to participate in the World Robot Olympiad 2010 in Philippines. In the other two categories, Children's Technology Workshop (CTW), Mumbai won in the primary school category and Lawrence School, Ooty won in the senior high category. There were 177 enthusiastic students from all over India who not only made their robots walk, run and jump, but even climb and dance to their tunes. <br /><br />On the topic 'culture and tourism', these students created robots that could act like puppets, dance like a Bharathanatyam dancer, and educate you about places in India and its culture. <br /><br />Among participants from Bangalore, two eighth standard students Aniruddh and Arko from National Public School had to make a robot ride on a straight line, kick a can and move to the finishing line. <br /><br />"It took not more than three hours to make the robot, but to make it work and complete the finishing line in a matter of few minutes is a difficult task," said Aniruddh.<br /><br />Apoorva Khalya, chief judge of IRO said that the students participating in this tournament have the ability to take part in International competitions. "Since we start our science and mathematics at a early age, these students understand the programming on how a robot works. <br /><br />But when it comes to the mechanical aspects, these children find it difficult to build the robot," he said. <br /><br />Indian participants were nowhere at the World Robot Olympiad till few students from the primary school section won the 12th place recently. <br /><br />Potential<br /><br />The students have a lot of potential and it is the right time for them to enter the global stage, he added. <br /><br />Sudhanshu Sharma, managing director of Techtronics said that he believed in the concept of learning through doing in the education system in India. <br /><br />"We want our children to be familiar with technology at an early age to keep their enthusiasm alive to embrace the future world," he said.</p>
<p>The winners now have a chance to participate in the World Robot Olympiad 2010 in Philippines. In the other two categories, Children's Technology Workshop (CTW), Mumbai won in the primary school category and Lawrence School, Ooty won in the senior high category. There were 177 enthusiastic students from all over India who not only made their robots walk, run and jump, but even climb and dance to their tunes. <br /><br />On the topic 'culture and tourism', these students created robots that could act like puppets, dance like a Bharathanatyam dancer, and educate you about places in India and its culture. <br /><br />Among participants from Bangalore, two eighth standard students Aniruddh and Arko from National Public School had to make a robot ride on a straight line, kick a can and move to the finishing line. <br /><br />"It took not more than three hours to make the robot, but to make it work and complete the finishing line in a matter of few minutes is a difficult task," said Aniruddh.<br /><br />Apoorva Khalya, chief judge of IRO said that the students participating in this tournament have the ability to take part in International competitions. "Since we start our science and mathematics at a early age, these students understand the programming on how a robot works. <br /><br />But when it comes to the mechanical aspects, these children find it difficult to build the robot," he said. <br /><br />Indian participants were nowhere at the World Robot Olympiad till few students from the primary school section won the 12th place recently. <br /><br />Potential<br /><br />The students have a lot of potential and it is the right time for them to enter the global stage, he added. <br /><br />Sudhanshu Sharma, managing director of Techtronics said that he believed in the concept of learning through doing in the education system in India. <br /><br />"We want our children to be familiar with technology at an early age to keep their enthusiasm alive to embrace the future world," he said.</p>
