DigiTech 2014 hosts “Robots in Everyday Life” festival

PanARMENIAN.Net - DigiTech 2014 International Technological Exhibition held in Yerevan from Oct 3-5 hosted the “Robots in Everyday Life” festival, the participants of which are school students attending engineering groups.

Starting from 2012 robotics groups have been established in schools upon the initiative of the Union of the Information Technology Enterprises (UITE), which are equipped with specially designed robot-constructors.

VivaCell-MTS has allocated AMD 73 million for the creation of the robot-constructors and for supporting the implementation of the program aimed at the development of robotic techniques in Armenia.

Robotics groups have been opened in 60 schools, 50 of them in provinces. The multifunctional robots created in these groups were presented during the festival. This year, among other events, a competition of eco-robots was held, aiming to prioritize environment protection and draw public attention to waste recycling. Besides, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) were demonstrated at the exhibition.

“Robotics is one of the main fields to boost the competitiveness of our country. Armenia has enormous intellectual potential which should be put to use for the long-term development of our country,” commented VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.