ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) took place in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia on 25 August.

The championship was claimed by Hong Kong, followed by the host country in second and Vietnam in third.

This year’s ABU Robocon featured 17 teams from universities, colleges and academies of 16 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region.

The 2019 Robocon promotes the idea of “Sharing the Knowledge” and was initiated by host Mongolia. The rules of the competition were inspired by the Urtuu system first innovated by nomadic Mongolians for exchanging information over long distances, and by the Mongolian folk game Shagai, during which players flick animal ankle bones at a target.

The ABU Robocon was founded in 2002 by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). At the event, robots compete to fulfill a task within a set time.