International Robothon competition comes to Malaysia

5T3M, a STEM-based learning centre, is sponsoring the 18th International Robothon Competition, set to take place on March 26th, 2023, at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur campus.

The event aims to provide young students aged 6 to 18, from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia, with an opportunity to develop real-world robotics solutions.

The competition, themed “Second Earth”, will require participants to design, build, and program robot projects that can perform simulated human tasks in outer space.

Founder of 5T3M EH Lim expressed that the event’s goal is to inspire and encourage young people to be innovative and adventurous in pushing the boundaries of technology to create new solutions.

He added that as we move towards a highly digitized future, it is crucial that students can creatively utilize their STEM knowledge to become the agile and skilled leaders of ASEAN’s tomorrow.

The 2023 edition of the annual robothon will also feature a forum on the educational metaverse, which will launch Pythaverse, Southeast Asia’s first digital twin learning system — developed by Pythaverse Pte. Ltd.

The platform aims to provide students across the South East Asian region with an immersive and comprehensive learning experience. STEM-based learning centre, 5T3M, will lead the way for its distribution in Malaysia.

The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Chang Lih Kang, will officiate the forum on the educational metaverse. The forum explores how the metaverse and digital twin technology can make education more innovative and accessible across the region.

The forum will include live demonstrations and industry discussions on the practical applications of the metaverse and digital twin technology in education.

Moreover, the forum will also serve as the launch platform for Pythaverse, Southeast Asia’s first digital twin-learning system. Pythaverse offers an open and sustainable multiverse with a comprehensive and immersive learning experience for global competencies, STEM skills, curriculum-aligned courses, and school digital transformation platforms.

The platform aims to provide students across the South East Asian region with a comprehensive and immersive learning experience.

Participants and media attending the event will have the opportunity to get an in-depth look at the meta system’s operations in an exclusive on-site presentation by Nguyen The Trung, Founder of Phytaverse.

For more information on the International Robothon Competition 2023, please visit: https://robothon.asia/ir2023/