High schoolers win big at global robotics competition: Exclusive｜Taiwan News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026518W01EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026518W01EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News Taiwan is becoming a global AI powerhouse, so much so that even high school students are winning international AI robotics championships. Five 16-year-old students represented Taiwan at the Robofest World Championship finals in the US this past weekend. Their AI-powered hospital bed project won both a gold medal and the People’s Choice Award in the RoboMed Senior category. The next day after their victory, they woke up to a congratulatory message from none other than President Lai Ching-te. After hearing they won, the five high schoolers hop on stage. Their AI robotic hospital bed application has earned them an award overseas. Speaking to FTV, the students shared details about the process. One of them says he hopes to work at TSMC or NVIDIA in the future. Tsai Ting-hsun High schooler I think the biggest challenge was that 5 minutes before the presentation, we were told that all five of us had to present together, instead of just one of us. Huang Hsuan-jui High schooler What it does is, if a patient is at Point A and needs to be moved to Bed B, our robot comes over, lifts the patient, and transports them safely to the other bed. Chen Po-jui High schooler I hope that with the experience we’ve gained, we can work at NVIDIA or TSMC in the future and contribute to Taiwan. The team competed speaking in English at the Robofest World Championship, a robotics contest with more than 25 years of history. This year, Taiwan’s national team earned two golds, one silver, one bronze, and eight major awards in total. Both the president and vice president immediately issued congratulatory messages. Chen Ko-han High schooler We were so surprised when we saw the message right after waking up in the morning. The president told us to fight to the very end and keep pushing beyond our limits. Lo Chien-tai International AI Education Association The competition is officially recognized by NASA and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. This year’s project achieved greater precision, helping doctors avoid fatigue and reducing the need to stand for long periods. These high school students have brought Taiwanese creativity and robotics technology onto the global stage, showing that Taiwan’s next generation of AI talent is rising rapidly. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #tech #education #robotics #robots #robofest #台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan