The HKUST ROV Team won their 12th straight championship in the Hong Kong Regional Contest of the MATE International ROV Competition since they joined in 2011. They will head for the international competition in the US this June.
A joint undergraduate student team of five HKUST students and five HKUST(GZ) students won four awards at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Tertiary Institution Innovation Project Invitational Competition on March 9, 2024.
Witnessed by the Secretary for Housing, Ms. Winnie Ho (back row, center), the Acting Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Ms. Lillian Cheong (back row, left), and the Chairman of the Board of the HKCRC, Dr. Shin Cheul Kim (back row, right); the Associate Director of the HKCRC, Dr. Liang Haobo (front row, right), and the Permanent Secretary for Housing/Director of Housing, Miss Rosanna Law (front row, left), signed the Memorandum of Understanding.
The “HKUST-ExxonMobil iSTEAM Program 2023 – Spider Robot STEAM Challenge” drew around 160 students and teachers from 19 primary and secondary schools to learn about STEAM, teamwork and leadership.
The HKUST Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Team won the Second Place in their first attempt in the Virtual RobotX Competition from the United States, an international challenge designed to broaden students’ exposure to autonomy and maritime robotic technologies.
Exciting robot competition took center stage at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Atrium, HKUST on Nov 19-20, 2023. This year marked the first time that the contest was jointly organized by the Robotics Team and RoboMaster Team.
Promoting Experiential Learning and Cross-Team Collaboration
The HKUST Underwater Robot Competition was attended by a record number of 86 primary and secondary schools in 2023 and concluded with an award presentation ceremony on June 3.
The HKUST ROV Team won their 11th championship in the Hong Kong Regional Contest of the MATE International ROV Competition since they joined in 2011. They will compete in the international competition in the US this June.
