Taiwanese Students Win 8 Awards, Including 2 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze, at World Robot Olympiad
(CNA, New York, May 17, by Liao Han-yuan) The Taiwanese team has once again achieved outstanding results at the 2026 Robofest World Championship, securing a total of 8 awards, including 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.
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(CNA, New York, May 17, by Liao Han-yuan) The Taiwanese team has once again achieved outstanding results at the 2026 Robofest World Championship, securing a total of 8 awards, including 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. They clinched first place in both the Senior Medical Robotics and Senior Science Fair Creative categories.
The 2026 Robofest World Championship was held from May 14 to 16 at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan, USA. Dozens of Taiwanese students from elementary to high school, along with their coaches and leaders, competed for three days against teams from 25 countries, ultimately winning 8 major awards.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago presented congratulatory telegrams from President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim to the award-winning young students, commending their relentless efforts and expressing hope that they will continue to strive for excellence and shine in various fields in the future.
The Taiwanese team has consistently achieved great success at the Robofest World Championship in recent years, with their excellent performance showcasing to the world the solid foundation in AI science and competitiveness of Taiwanese students.
The 8 awards won by the Taiwanese team include: Senior Medical Robotics: First place and Best Popularity Award to team KCISXG from Kang Chiao International School, New Taipei City. Senior Science Fair Creative: First place to The Connector team from Washington International School. Junior Unknown Mission Challenge: Second place to The Dreamers team from Soding Robot. Junior Robot Parade Carnival: Third place to the Mecha Beast Alliance team. Junior Theme Competition: Fourth place to the Justice team from Cheng-Hsin Senior High School. Junior Science Fair Creative: Special Achievement Award to the Engineering Marvels team. Senior Science Fair Creative: Special Achievement Award to the Miracle Girls team from Changhua Girls' Senior High School.
Robofest is organized by Lawrence Technological University, allowing young students from around the world to participate in various autonomous robot design competitions. It aims to encourage students to have fun while learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), as well as computer science. Participants can use any robot kit and programming language. (Editor: Chen Hui-ping) 1150518
The 2026 Robofest World Championship was held from May 14 to 16 at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan, USA. Dozens of Taiwanese students from elementary to high school, along with their coaches and leaders, competed for three days against teams from 25 countries, ultimately winning 8 major awards.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago presented congratulatory telegrams from President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim to the award-winning young students, commending their relentless efforts and expressing hope that they will continue to strive for excellence and shine in various fields in the future.
The Taiwanese team has consistently achieved great success at the Robofest World Championship in recent years, with their excellent performance showcasing to the world the solid foundation in AI science and competitiveness of Taiwanese students.
The 8 awards won by the Taiwanese team include: Senior Medical Robotics: First place and Best Popularity Award to team KCISXG from Kang Chiao International School, New Taipei City. Senior Science Fair Creative: First place to The Connector team from Washington International School. Junior Unknown Mission Challenge: Second place to The Dreamers team from Soding Robot. Junior Robot Parade Carnival: Third place to the Mecha Beast Alliance team. Junior Theme Competition: Fourth place to the Justice team from Cheng-Hsin Senior High School. Junior Science Fair Creative: Special Achievement Award to the Engineering Marvels team. Senior Science Fair Creative: Special Achievement Award to the Miracle Girls team from Changhua Girls' Senior High School.
Robofest is organized by Lawrence Technological University, allowing young students from around the world to participate in various autonomous robot design competitions. It aims to encourage students to have fun while learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM), as well as computer science. Participants can use any robot kit and programming language. (Editor: Chen Hui-ping) 1150518