Qualifying for the international robot competition “URC 2019” for elementary and junior high school students will start on Saturday, July 6th.
URC2019″ is a robot created by children using the robot programming kit “ArtecRobo” to compete for speed and accuracy to reach the goal.
The theme of this tournament is “robot sports”, which will be shooting and soccer.
■ Tournament homepage
http://www.urc21.org
[Overview]
Name: URC2019
Organizer: URC Executive Committee, Artec Co., Ltd.
Qualifying for the international robot competition “URC2019” (Universal Robotics Challenge2019 / sponsored by URC Executive Committee, Artec Co., Ltd.) for elementary and junior high school students will start on Saturday, July 6th.
In this competition, children compete for speed and accuracy to reach the goal with robots created using the robot programming kit “ArtecRobo”. The theme of this tournament is “robot sports” (“shooting” and “soccer”).
The 2019 tournament, which will be the third time this year, will hold regional tournament qualifiers at 11 venues nationwide, and the final tournament will be held at Osaka University on Saturday, August 24, with teams participating from overseas joining the teams that won at each venue. Will be given. From overseas, various countries such as Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, the Philippines, Mongolia, and Europe are planning to participate in the final, and it is expected that the final tournament will be international with a total of about 300 teams participating.
With the compulsory elementary school programming education from 2020 and the common compulsory subject “Information I” including programming in high school from 2022, the degree of attention to programming education is increasing.
All members of the press are free to come to the venue free of charge, so please take a look at the activities and exciting battles of the next generation of children who will lead the future. Please let us know in advance to the contact information at the end of the release).
■ Tournament homepage
http://www.urc21.org/
[Overview]
Name: URC2019
Organizer: URC Executive Committee, Artec Co., Ltd.
■ Tohoku Block
Schedule: Saturday, July 27
Venue: Miyagi University of Education Hagiho Kaikan 2F
Address: 149 Aramaki Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
■ Kanto 1st block
Date: Sunday, July 21
Venue: Community Plaza Corso 7F Hall
Address: 1-12-1 Takasago, Urawa-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama
■ Kanto 2nd Block
Schedule: Monday, July 15
Venue: Gakken Building 3F Hall
Address: 2-11-8 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
■ Kanto 3rd Block
Date: Sunday, July 28
Venue: Kawasaki City Industrial Promotion Hall 4F Exhibition Hall
Address: 66-20 Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
■ Hokuriku Block
Schedule: Sunday, July 21
Venue: Fukui Prefectural Industrial Information Center Multi-Hall
Address: 3-7-1-16 Kumado, Maruoka-cho, Sakai-shi, Fukui
■ Tokai Block
Schedule: Saturday, July 13
Venue: Meijo University Nagoya Dome Mae Campus West Building 2F Reception Hall
Address: 4-102-9 Yadaminami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
■ Kinki 1st Block
Schedule: Saturday, July 6
Venue: Osaka Nanko ATC Hall ITM Hall
Address: 2-1-10 Nankokita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City Osaka Nanko ATC Hall ITM Hall
■ Kinki 2nd Block
Date: Sunday, July 7
Venue: Design Creative Center Kobe 1F Gallery A / B
Address: 1-4 Onohama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo
■ Chu / Shikoku Block
Schedule: Tuesday, July 30
Venue: Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium Large Conference Room / Small Conference Room
Address: 4-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
■ Kyushu 1st block
Date: Sunday, August 4
Venue: JR Hakata City Large Conference Room
Address: 1-1 Hakataeki Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
■ Kyushu 2nd Block
Date: Saturday, July 27
Venue: Grandmesse Kumamoto 2F Convention Hall
Address: 1010 Fukudomi, Mashiki-cho, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto
■ Final Tournament
Schedule: Saturday, August 24
Venue: Osaka University Suita Campus Convention Center MO Hall Meeting Room 2-3
Address: 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture
■ “URC2019” homepage
http://www.urc21.org/
■ “Artec Edison Academy” homepage
■ “Gakken x Artec Things Mechanism Laboratory” Homepage
〒581-0066 3-2-21 Kitakamei – cho, Yao-shi, Osaka
Artec Co., Ltd.
Contact: Noda (Planning Office)
TEL: 072-990-5531 FAX: 072-990-5525
E-MAIL : Info@artec-kk.co.jp