The first Taicang Youth Robot Invitational Tournament was held in the Jianxiong vocational technical college recently. A total of six robot teams participated in the competition. Robots designed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology and five other universities were exhibited in the competition. The Taicang Robot Association was also established at the same time.

Taicang is focusing on teenage education in science and technology. It has made remarkable achievements in robot technology. Students of Taicang have won many rewards in national, provincial and municipal competitions.

Nowadays, robots are no longer only used in high-tech and special industries. They are gradually being applied to everyday life, the agricultural industry and the service industry.

The Taicang Opto-Electronic Technology Research Institute was set up this June. By cooperating with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a team from MIT, and robot research groups from universities in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, the institute will design robots with practical application capacity for service, education and cultivation.

With the establishment of the Taicang Robot Association, more teenagers will have the chance to learn and do research in the high-tech field. The robots will be used in high-tech industries such as electronic information, precision machinery and artificial intelligence.