Liaquat informed that so far ten universities have confirmed participation in the event while ten more institutions are being expected to confirm their participation before the final registration date of Jan 26.
The participants will compete in two categories International Autonomous Robotics Competition and International Robot Got Talent, he said.
, adding that the winners of GRC Pakistan will compete in the International finale of GRC scheduled from March 14 to 17 in Kanpur.
The festival ‘Techkriti-2013’ serves as a valuable opportunity for engineers around the globe to converge their skills and abilities on a single platform; it will be a great opportunity for Pakistan students, he said. Liaquat informed that the annual technical and entrepreneurship festival which has emerged as one of the best technical festivals around the globe is being organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, UAE, Egypt, UK, Japan and other countries will participate in the event.
He said Techkriti was launched in 1995 with the aim of developing interest and encouraging innovation in technology. In seventeen years of its existence, Techkriti has evolved and grown, fulfilling its purpose and becoming one of the most eagerly-awaited festivals in Asia. The word ‘Techkriti’ is composed of two words, ‘Tech’ in English which stands for technology and ‘Kriti’ in Sanskrit stands for creation. It may be mentioned that Robotics, has been one of the most interesting field of technical advancements.
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