Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge Final 2008
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
Event:
Date: 6 April 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: Swimming pool, City University of Hong Kong
(Please register at the Communications Office, Room 4128, 4/F Cheng Yick-chi Building, City University of Hong Kong)
The final of the Hong Kong Underwater Robot Challenge 2008, jointly organised by WWF and City University of Hong Kong (CityU), will be held on 6 April 2008 (Sunday). Finalists from 21 local secondary schools will compete in this unique event.
After several months of pre-competition and field trips to WWF’s Hoi Ha Wan Marine Life Centre in Sai Kung, the students have acquired the basics of robotic technology and marine conservation, knowledge they will utilise at the CityU pool during the exciting finale of this innovative contest.
The competition theme focuses on hydrothermal events found at mid-ocean ridges and the technologies used to study these deep-sea environments. The students have to use the underwater robots they designed to finish various tasks in the swimming pool.
The competition is the regional stage of the MATE International ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) Contest. Winners of the challenge event at CityU will earn the right to attend the 2008 International Finals held in
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Media enquiries: CityU Communications Office, Craig Francis (3442 6802 or 9028 2758) or Zoey Tsang (2788 9411 or 9550 1503)