Philippine-made Robot wins in China Contest

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( from INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos )

Filipino-made robot wins in China tilt

By Marlon Ramos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 16:58:00 10/22/2008

MANILA, Philippines -- Mac, the Filipino-made explosives disposal robot, has just succeeded in first mission.

The one-armed, night-seeing robot developed by students from the Mapua Institute of Technology won the top prize in the recently held First World Cup of Computer-Implemented Inventions in Shanghai, China, said Senior Supt. Gilbert Cruz, Makati City police chief.

“We have prepared a hero’s welcome for Mac and the team,” Cruz said over the phone Wednesday.

According to Cruz, Mac beat entries from 84 countries which joined the event.

He said Mac -- short for mechanical anti-terrorist concept -- and his team of creators from Mapua led by John Judilla--arrived Tuesday night via Philippine Air Lines.

Cruz himself commissioned the development of the robot to help members of the city’s Bomb Disposal Unit handle bomb threats that business establishments in Makati receive every week.

The robot was unveiled in Makati's business district last week.

-RODION

[cosplay]

Nice one kid~! Way to go~!

[AMD_infinium05]

i would then want a Criminal Disposal Robot

[emailroy2002]

the Philippine robot cope

[darkdevil]

wow..thats great...

[tomtacks]

tarak-tarak robo kap....hahaha

[7DMM]

other sources said that it is made from parts you can buy at quiapo or raon thus making it cheap to manufacture.i hope other cities will follow this example

[Verst Eltone]

this is another breakthrough of filipino ingenuity....
GO! GO! PINOY!!!!

[MeMing]

kudos! something positive from our country wouldn't really hurt!

[tapsikret]

proudly filipino