STUST is now hosting the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition. The themes of the competition are the three smart competition themes: Automatic Group—Smart Recognition, Remote Control Group—Achieving Victory, and Flying Group—Black-Faced Spoonbills Flying. The total prize money of the competition has increased from NT$1.26 million last year to NT$1.33 million. The registration time will last to April 1st (Thursday), and students from colleges and universities across the country are encouraged to make team registrations. The participating teams will be gathering at STUST to compete in the same arena from October 27 (Wed.) to October 30 (Sat.), 2021. The competition will certainly be fierce and exciting!

【The poster of the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Contest at STUST】

The theme of the competition is "Robots All Come to Fight and Compete in South Taiwan." The competition includes a variety of different themes. The them for the Automation Group is “Smart Identification.” It is necessary to design a fully autonomous mobile robot that can follow a line and can be automated through sensors. It should be able to avoid obstacles in the path of travel, have the basic ability to make visual recognition, test the stability of the robot and the ability to move automatically along the line, recognize the required characters, have the ability to locate independently, and take items to correct positions. The theme of the Remote Control Group is to “Achieving Victory.” The robot must be able to cross and traverse obstacles, pick up and place items, and grab items and place them accurately in the correct location. The task of the competition is mainly to test the robot's ability to overcome obstacles when traveling, its ability to pick up and place objects of different sizes, and its mobility, maneuverability, and balance. The theme of the Flight Team is the “Black-Faced Spoonbills Flying,” which requires the use of visual recognition and the ability to adjust the attitude of the aircraft. Just like the migratory bird black-faced spoonbill flying in the air, the flying robot must complete in its ability to hover in the air, grab the target, throw objects, do safe landing and other functions.

Deng-Maw Lu, President of STUST, said that the university have attached great importance to robotics-related research and development. The participating teams must have solid practical skills training. Through this competition, students can be trained in problem-solving skills, in order to show South Taiwan’s enthusiasm and encourage students to develop their creativity. In line with the spirit of design and production, this year the competition’s bonus has been increased again, reaching 1.33 million. All colleges and universities are welcome to form teams and participate in the grand event.

If you want to know more about the 25th TDK Cup National College Creative Design and Production Competition, please visit the Facebook fan page (Taiwan TDK Robocon) or the 25th TDK Cup website (http://tdk.stust.edu.tw). STUST welcomes students from colleges and universities across the country to bring their elaborate robots to South Taiwan for the competition.