Vibrant second Robotics Competition and STEM festival 2025 (Cluster 1)

On the morning of December 18, at the Dong Nai Children’s House (Tran Bien ward), the Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Science and Technology to organize the second Robotics Competition and STEM Festival 2025 (Cluster 1).

Deputy Director of the Dong Nai Department of Science and Technology Vo Hoang Khai presents flowers to the judging panel. Photo: Nga Son

Attending the program were Provincial Party Committee member and Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Minh Kien; Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology Vo Hoang Khai; and Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Tran Phuong Ha.

The competition segment of contestants in Group A. Photo: Nga Son

The second Robotics Competition 2025 is organized in two clusters. Cluster 1 takes place at Dong Nai Children’s House, while Cluster 2 will be held at Nguyen Du High School (Binh Phuoc ward) on December 21.

Cluster 1 features 158 teams and individual contestants competing across three groups. Specifically, Group A (primary school level) comprises 54 teams, Group B (lower secondary school level) has 74 teams, and Group C (high school level and vocational education – continuing education centers) consists of 30 teams.

The robot control competition of teams in group B. Photo: Nga Son

With the theme Overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, teams in Group A, within 4 minutes, controlled robots to carry out tasks: cleanup - moving blocks of trees, wood, and rocks blocking the route back to the correct positions of each type of block on the competition field; relief - transporting cargo blocks from the cargo area to the relief house area on the field.

In Group B, the theme remains "Overcoming the Consequences of Natural Disasters," and teams perform the same two tasks as those in Group A. However, the key difference is that during the cleanup task, teams in Group B must control the robot to open a road barrier and pass through it within 6 seconds.

Teams in group C compete in robot assembly. Photo: Nga Son

For teams in Group C, the Organizing Committee provides a set of equipment, and within 30 minutes, the teams must assemble it into a dinosaur robot and program it. Once assembly and programming are complete, the teams compete on the racing track.

Provincial Party Committee member, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province, Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Minh Kien presents awards to teams in Group A. Photo: Nga Son

Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Tran Phuong Ha presents awards to teams in Group B. Photo: Nga Son

Provincial Party Committee member, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province, Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Minh Kien presents awards to teams and contestants in Group C. Photo: Nga Son

Based on the competition results among teams, the Organizing Committee selected and awarded the first prize in Group A to the team of two contestants Pham Tung Quan and Thai Huy Gia Bao, An Hao Primary School (Tran Bien ward); the first prize in Group B to the team of two contestants Nguyen The Gia Hung and Truong Nguyen Dang Khoa, Le Quang Dinh Lower Secondary School (Tam Hiep ward) and the first prize in Group C to contestant Phan Nguyen Thuy Anh, Dong Nai Vocational Education - Continuing Education Center. In addition, in each competition group, the Organizing Committee selected to award one second prize, one third prize, and two potential prizes.

The exhibition area of creative products attracts a large number of children, teachers, and parents to visit and experience the products. Photo: Nga Son

In addition to the Robotics Competition, within the framework of the second STEM Festival 2025 (Cluster 1), the Organizing Committee arranged an exhibition area featuring creative products for children and young people to experience, interact with, and learn from one another. This activity attracted a large number of children, teachers, and parents to visit and experience.

By Nga Son – Translated by Minh Hanh, Minho