The 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition was held at STUST from December 14 to 17. The semi-finals and the finals were held on December 17, followed by the awards and closing ceremony. Deng-Maw Lu, President of STUST, led the school supervisors and invited many distinguished guests to the ceremony, including Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Technical Department of the Ministry of Education, Chairman Yu-Ching Wu and Executive Director Shao-Bin Peng of the TDK Cultural and Educational Foundation, and Chairman Wei-Chong Niu of Dongdian Chemical Co., Ltd. With the full support of Director Yu-Hui Yang of the Ministry of Education and the TDK Cultural and Educational Foundation, the competition was very successful. The total prize money was increased to 1.33 million NTD, a record high in the history of the competition. A total of 58 teams 19 universities participated in this grand event.

[First place teams of different groups in the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition took a group photo.]

This competition is Taiwan’s earliest and largest robot rally competition that emphasizes the combination of creativity and practice. It has been held since 1986 and has entered its 25th year this year. It is now a relevant science and engineering course in domestic universities and colleges. The best arena for teachers and students to exchange and learn from each other. It is also the most watched annual robot competition in Taiwan. In order to meet the pulse of industrial demand and enhance the ability of industrial design, research and development, and manufacturing of new products, the Ministry of Education attaches great importance to students' creative thinking and hands-on Cultivation of practical ability.

[Yu-Hui Yang, Director of the Technical and Vocational Department of the Ministry of Education, was delivering a speech in the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition.]

In response to the background of the general intelligent trend of Industry 4.0, and to connect the talent needs and technology development of the future development of intelligent robots, the theme of this year's competition was "Robots in the fight, South Taiwan on the top," with "South Taiwan's enthusiasm" as the topic. It was divided into three smart competition groups: automatic group--intelligent identification, remote control group--fighting for victory, and flight group—black-faced spoonbills flying. Under the guide of the instructors of each school, all the competition robots were created from scratch to participate in the competition, and students were trained to conceive ideas, design the robot, and plan for the production In the course of the competition. It is expected that students will become the leaders of the next generation in the future.

[Chairman Wei-Chong Niu of TDK Co., Ltd. was delivering a speech in the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition.]

Yu-hui Yang, Director of the Technical and Vocational Department of the Ministry of Education, said that through the annual competition exchanges, universities and colleges have indeed made great development and progress in creative design and practical ability. The key to winning the competition is teamwork. Assembling, designing and other practical integration capabilities should be considered as preparation for the future. The champions of each group received 200,000 NTD as bonuses and tickets to Jinmen to experience the beauty of Taiwan's culture. It is hope that students will continue to develop in the field of robotics.

[Deng-Maw Lu, President of STUST, was delivering a speech at the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition.]

STUST President Deng-Maw Lu said that Taiwan’s industries have changed a lot over the past 20 years. Automation and robots are very important in Taiwan’s industry, especially in the future, when Taiwan’s elderly population will gradually increase and there will be a shortage of young labor. Many people predict that the pandemic will become a recurrent one. Under the trend of increasing international trade barriers, Taiwan’s manufacturing industry must abandon low-tech, labor-intensive production methods and use robots to achieve automation and intelligence to build Taiwan’s smart manufacturing industry. This is the direction and opportunity for Taiwan’s industry to reinvent itself. Although this competition is just a fun robot competition, the technology behind it is the key technology to solve many industrial problems.

[BEYOND THE LIMIT student team from National Taiwan University won first place in the flight group of the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition.]

[“Mambo Jumbo” student team from STUST won first place in the automatic group "The 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Design Competition".]

[“Zhengxiu Pioneer” student team from Zhengxiu University of Science and Technology won the first place in the remote control group of the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition.]

[National Taiwan University of Science and Technology won the "Twenty-fifth TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Contest" TDK Award.]

[Winners of STUST in the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Contest 1.]

[Winners of STUST in the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Contest 2.]