Brandix sponsors team for Robocon
Brandix will be the sole sponsor of the University of Peradeniya
Faculty of Engineering team which will represent Sri Lanka at the 2013
Robocon International Robot Competition conducted by the Asia Pacific
Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Danang, Vietnam on August 18, 2013.
The Peradeniya University team was selected through a competition
among Engineering Faculties of the universities in the country.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding between Brandix and the
Faculty of Engineering of Peradeniya University, Brandix will sponsor
the Faculty's teams that will compete at the 2014 and 2015 ABU Robocon
international competitions, provided they win the national competitions
conducted by Independent Television Network (ITN).
The agreement was signed by the Vice Chancellor of the University of
Peradeniya, Prof. Atula Senaratne and Brandix's Chief People Officer
Ishan Dantanarayana.
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Leelananda Rajapaksha, Head,
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Dr. A. Atputharajah and Senior
Lecturers of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Dr. M. P. B. Ekanayake and Dr. B. G. L. T. Samaranayake were present.
Funds provided by Brandix will enable the Peradeniya University team
to use advanced and sophisticated technology and materials to produce
faster and smarter robots to meet the requirements posed by the new game
field and the game challenge designed for ABU Robocon 2013.
Each competing country team will comprise three students, one
instructor and two robots - one automatic and one manual. Each game
lasts three minutes. |