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Filipino-made robots – Toward environment preservation

Credits to Cate Trotter

Credits to Cate Trotter

Yokohama, Japan –

One more feat for Filipinos. This time, it’s in the field of robotics.

Aptly named Gracean Whizkids, the team of Joseph Aldrin Chua, Edrich Hans Chua and Dominique Hannah Sy bagged the silver medal at the recently concluded World Robot Olympiad 2008 held in Yokohama, Japan. Coached by Melanie Tizon, the team from Grace Christian Elementary School beat 21 other schools in the Open Category for the Primary Level. (more…)