The Robot's contest as the Intelligence Icon, the Innovation, and Creativity

The contest of Robot Indonesia (KRI) and the Contest of Robot Cerdas Indonesia (KRCI) 2008 could become the intelligence icon, the innovation, and the student's creativity. His indicator was seen from how many students could carry out the simulation visioner in accordance with the talent, the interest, and his potential. Was like this it was said Director General Pendidikan Tinggi Departemen of Nasional Education (the Director General Dikti Depdiknas) Fasli Jalal in the KRI press conference agenda and KRCI 2008 in the Informasi Counter and the Media, Depdiknas, Jakarta, on Monday (9/06/2008). Be present at Director's agenda the Research and the Service to the Community (Dir P2M) Director General Dikti Mochammad Munir, the expert KRI Wahidin Wahab, and the expert KRCI Mulyo Widodo.

Fasli said, the student was important capital that must be facilitated by the capacity, the potential, and his ideas. Moreover, must be ascertained that the not stopped student got the opportunity inside pembelajaran. "We increasingly facilitated the idea expansion as illegally as possible the student." People say thought out of the box, he said.

KRI and KRCI 2008 was held by P2M Director General Dikti Directorate co-operated with the institution that was appointed as the executive. In 2008, the contest was divided into two stages. The first stage was the regional contest that was divided into four territories that is, Pekanbaru, the Special Capital District of Jakarta, DI Yogyakarta, and Surabaya. The second stage was the national contest that will be held in the Campus of the Indonesian University on June 14-15 2008.

Wahidin delivered, in the regional KRI stage 2008 was chosen by 24 teams from 24 tertiary institutions, whereas KRCI 2008 was chosen by 37 teams. He said, the KRI theme 2008 was GOVINDA, that is the traditional ceremony in India that depicted children co-operated helped each other to climb onto shoulders to take the object in the certain height. "If in Indonesia like panjat betel nuts," he said. According to him, this theme diselaraskan with the international contest of ROBOCON ASH of the level robot 2008 that will take place in Pune, India on August 31 2008.

Mulyo said, to KRCI 2008 will compare the fire extinguisher robot. Respectively participants will be pitted by the speed and his reliability in look for and extinguishing fire. His mission was to rescue the baby in a building. He mentioned, KRCI 2008 was divided into four divisions that is, senior the robot beroda, senior the robot leant, expert the robot single, and expert the robot swarm.

Fasli hoped, from the site of KRI/KRCI 2008 will produce the idea that had the opportunity to be patented, good that was found by the student or that co-operated with his guide's lecturer. The government, said he, would mendanai results of this patent to dikerjasamakan with the industry. "Also was blockgrant to that his product was potential for the patent." Given by us the fund, so as to be able to become thin to the Department of the Law and human rights, he said

The source: the News Gate of Education