Yogyakarta, Indonesia — November 8, 2024 — Gadjah Mada Robotic Team proudly participated in the Faculty of Engineering Research Exhibition 2024, held to provide insights into the latest research achievements from the Faculty of Engineering at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). This event served as a platform to engage the UGM academic community, industrial partners, and the general public in understanding and exploring innovative research outputs. Additionally, it aimed to foster collaborations and applications within the industry.
The exhibition took place in the main hall of the ERIC (Engineering Research and Innovation Center) Building, 1st Floor, where the Gadjah Mada Robotics Team displayed two of its robots: Orca Robot and Altair Robot. Orca is a robot that focuses on technology development and design innovation for underwater autonomous robots. The team competed in a new branch of KRI that was released in KRI 2023, namely KRBAI (Indonesian Underwater Robot Contest). The competing robot is the Autonomous Underwater Robot (AUR), while Altair, a humanoid robot developed for the Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI), competes in the Indonesian Humanoid Soccer Robot Contest (KRSBI-H) division. Altair is 40-90 cm tall, with a human-like structure that allows it to perform soccer-related actions such as searching for the ball, following the movement of the ball, and kicking.
“This exhibition provides benefits in introducing the Altair Robot and Orca Robot to the UGM academic community, Engineering Fair participants, and the general public. Through this opportunity, visitors can see firsthand the technology owned by the two robots, ask questions interactively to the development team, and understand the workings and innovations applied to each robot,” said Jatmika Farandy Salim, Captain of the robot team Alfatih. “Thus, this exhibition becomes a means of education as well as inspiration for visitors to get to know more about the development of robotics technology at UGM,”
The two-day exhibition started on November 8 as the first day of the exhibition, which featured 17 tenant booths with nine research products from the student community including GMRT as well as UGM downstream products and faculty-led research. The event took place at the ERIC (Engineering Research and Innovation Center) Building, where the FT UGM academic community and the general public were present to witness UGM’s progress in engineering.
Day 2 marked the final day of the exhibition, held in conjunction with the Teknik Fair. Teknik fair is an open house event by the BEM KMFT UGM to introduce the Faculty of Engineering UGM to high school students, that includes an expo, departmental tours, and a talk show. Teknik Fair attracted high school students who toured the ERIC building to view research projects from various departments, including GMRT’s robotics displays. This exhibition was part of the Teknik Fair’s departmental tour, providing attendees with a hands-on look at UGM’s cutting-edge research and community innovations.
The Faculty of Engineering 2024 Research Exhibition facilitated a significant exchange of ideas between researchers, industry professionals, and students, highlighting UGM’s role in contributing to Indonesia’s technological advancement.
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About Gadjah Mada Robotic Team
Gadjah Mada Robotic Team (GMRT) is a university-level robotics community that aims to accommodate Gadjah Mada University students who have an interest in robotics. GMRT has contributed to the development of robotics technology through robots made by UGM students that compete in national and international events every year. For more information, visit https://gmrt.ugm.ac.id
