Thirty teams from 15 primary and secondary school students in HCM City are vying for a shot at the World Robot Olympiad held in Jakarta next month.— File Photo

HCM CITY (VNS)— Thirty teams from 15 primary and secondary school students in HCM City are vying for a shot at the World Robot Olympiad held in Jakarta next month.

This is the first year for Vietnamese students to take part in the world contest, in which teams assemble robots and guide them to overcome challenges.

Robotics is an elective subject at many schools, including the Tran Dai Nghia School for gifted students in HCM City's District 1 and Hong Bang Secondary School in District 5.

The World Robot Olympiad began in 2004 for students aged 7 to 19. It has attracted 17,000 teams from more than 35 countries each year. — VNS