Robot Sumo" competitions were held in Ashgabat

The capital of Turkmenistan hosted the Robot Sumo robotics competition, which gathered about 50 young participants from all over the country. The tournament was held on August 23 within the framework of the exhibition "Kids Expo: Everything for Children". Arzuw.news reports with reference to Turkmenistan: Golden Age.

The event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan together with the private enterprise "Döwrebap Maslahat". Ismail Hakimov was appointed the chief judge of the competition.

The participants competed in an individual format, where the robots had to push the opponent out of the arena on the principle of traditional Japanese sumo wrestling. The technical specifications of the robots had strict requirements: maximum weight of 1.2 kilograms, dimensions of 25×25 centimeters, battery voltage up to 12 volts and the use of Ardunio T-T motors.

The winner of the tournament was Alikhan Akgaev, a student of the Joint Turkmen-Russian School named after A.S. Pushkin and a student of the Turkmen-Indian Center for Information Technologies. Second place went to Rozymyrat Yagshymuradov from secondary school No. 13 with advanced study of foreign languages in Ashgabat, who is also a student of the "Kämil bilim" center. The third prize winner was Aikhan Karyagdiyev, a student of school No. 18 in Ashgabat and a student of the Turkmen-Indian Center for Information Technologies.

All winners and runners-up received memorable gifts from the organizers. Such competitions demonstrate the growing interest of Turkmen youth in robotics and modern technologies.