Genesis Global School hosts the ‘World Robot Olympiad 2016’

Genesis Global School, Noida, hosted the Regional Championship of the prestigious World Robot Olympiad for Delhi NCR.

The ‘Rap the Scrap’ themed edition of the Olympiad was jointly organized by India STEM Foundation and National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and focused on providing innovative solutions to reduce, manage and recycle waste, using robotics technology, by students aged between 9-25 years. The open-for-all event saw a high participation of about 80 teams and 300 students.

Four teams from Genesis also took part in the world renowned tournament out of which two teams qualified for the National Championship which will be held at Kolkata in October. The winning contestants of the Senior High category were Amogh Sharma, Shashwat Jha and Drona Sharma while the Elementary category was led by Atharv Anand, Siddharth Sahay and Krit Mehrotra.

The Delhi - NCR Regional Championship of WRO 2016 was honored by the presence of Dr. C. Muralikrishna Kumar, Senior Adviser, (S&T), Niti Aayog, Govt of India, as chief guest. The occasion was also graced by the reputed dignitaries Shri. D. Rama Sarma, Director National Science Centre, Shri. Samarendra Kumar, Director (HQ) National Council of Science Museums and Shri. Sudhanshu Sharma, Director, India STEM Foundation.

The competition saw participation from various other reputed institutions like Delhi Public School, Ahlcon, Amity International, Manav Rachna, Shiv Nadar and other private robotics Coaching Clubs.

On this occasion, Mr. Pramod Sharma, Director-Principal, Genesis Global School said, “It has been a pleasure to host such an exciting event with the World Robot Olympiad this year. This event intends to focus on the need and importance of an education pattern driven with the support of science and technology. It is to bring together likeminded young people from all over the world and to develop their creativity and problem solving skills through challenging and educational robotics competitions.”

The event witnessed the students creating, designing and building several robot models that looked and behaved like human athletes, resulting in a glamorous ending to this tournament.