The Robot-Making Open Contest for Da Nang Senior High School Pupils 2018 (RoboDnic 2018) is taking place at the gymnasium of the Le Quy Don Senior High School for the Gifted from 17 - 19 August.

The contest was co-organised by the municipal Union of Science and Technology Associations, the Youth Union and the department of Science and Technology, and Education and Training.

Themed ‘Lighthouse Shines the Future’, this year’s event has 168 pupils from 17 teams in Da Nang, 4 in Quang Nam Province, and 2 in Quang Ngai Province, participating.

The annual contest aims to offer the opportunity for senior high school pupils to apply basic technical knowledge into scientific research in such aspects as electronics, mechanics and programming. It also helps the pupils satisfy their passion for developing robotic technology, as well as practise their research and teamwork skills.

Over the past 5 years, RoboDnic has become a useful playground to incubate talents in the field of science and technology research.