2015年CRI World Adolescent Robot Contest Kicks off in Beijing

 

Mark is the captain of the team from Southport School in Australia. Their robot is required to collect balls of different sizes, from ping-pong balls to golf and tennis balls.

"We were slowly improving. This morning wasn't great, but we are getting better and better as we go along."

The experience is quite unique for all the young robot players, as they are not only learning¹ to solve real world technical problems using classroom knowledge, but also practicing skills in communication, teamwork, and creative thinking.

Carlos Duran is a team coach from Mexico City.

"All the teams are very competitive². It's very good to have teams from different countries. They're all getting well related³. We are happy to share with all the other teams. This is a game, but this is a serious game."

The robot games were organized by Simia, China's exclusive⁴ source of official LEGO Education Centers from Denmark. President of Simia China, Eugene Zhang, introduces the contest.

"We have 3 categories, the World Robot Olympiad, FIRST Robot Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge. Altogether we have over 16 countries and over 150 teams here this time. We are very happy that all the teams could travel great distances to come to Beijing in the winter time."

Donald E. Bossi, president of non-profit organization FIRST, says their study shows that 90 percent of the kids in robotics do better in school, even though they spend a lot of time working on the robots.

"Sometimes studying for tests is not the most fun, and this sort makes learning fun. There's a lot of learning going on, but at the same time, they really enjoy themselves. So we always say we put the inspiration⁵ first, the education comes along with it, which I think a lot of teams are enjoying."

Besides the robot competition, the event also comprises⁶ a main forum⁷ and 12 sub-forums with speakers from China, Germany, the United States and Japan reporting on robot research and technology development. An exhibit⁸ is held as well, featuring the latest products, and showcasing the research findings⁹.

The number of industrial robots sold in China reached 57 thousand last year, which marked an increase of 55 percent on a year-on-year basis and one-quarter of global sales.

For CRI, I am Chi Huiguang.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

3 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

4 exclusive   

adj.不包括的，不算在内的，独有的，独享的

参考例句：

• The hotel charges 6 pounds a day,exclusive of meals.这家旅馆一天收六英镑，不包括饭钱。
• This bathroom is for the President's exclusive use.这间浴室是总统专用的。

5 inspiration   

n.灵感，鼓励者，吸气

参考例句：

• These events provided the inspiration for his first novel.这些事件给了他创作第一部小说的灵感。
• What an inspiration she was to all around her!她对于她周围所有的人是一种多么大的鼓舞！

6 comprises   

v.包含( comprise的第三人称单数 )；包括；组成；构成

参考例句：

• The collection comprises 327 paintings. 这部画册收有327幅画。
• The fishing fleet comprises around 70 boats. 捕鱼船队由大约70艘渔船组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

8 exhibit   

vt.展览，展出，陈列；n.展览品；陈列品

参考例句：

• Next week those goods will exhibit in that shop. 下个星期，这些货物将在那家商店展出。
• The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September.9月份，经济继续呈现出衰退的迹象。

9 findings   

n.发现物( finding的名词复数 )；调查（或研究）的结果；（陪审团的）裁决

参考例句：

• It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
• Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。