Robots, remote control machines of 'child engineers' in Tu Ky

Passion for creativity

Le Nguyen Ngoc Yen, an 8B student at Quang Phuc Secondary School (Tu Ky) and her friends have had products for 2 years in the competition and this year won third prize in the 18th Provincial Youth, Adolescent and Children's Creativity Contest with the modelRemote Control Crop Harvester.

Last year, Yen and her friends' winning model wasMulti-function meat slicer.

Since childhood, Yen has been passionate about science. She often reads books and newspapers, searches for ideas, then discusses them with friends to choose the most practical and feasible ideas.

“We choose the modelRemote Control Crop Harvesterbecause we see that when it comes to harvest, farmers have a hard time while the prices of machines on the market are high and have few functions. When doing it, we assign work to each member and everyone is responsible so the work goes quickly and conveniently," Yen said.

For Nguyen Phuong Anh, a 10th grade French student at Nguyen Trai High School for the Gifted, science is an attractive subject. Phuong Anh is a member of the group of authors who won first prize in the Provincial Youth, Adolescent and Children's Creativity Contest with the modelWaste sorting robot using AIOT technologyThis year. This is the contest group of Dai Dong Primary School (Tu Ky).

Phuong Anh said that in recent years, the environment and climate change have had a major impact on the earth, affecting humans and creatures when storms, floods, and droughts occur frequently. Using recycled and biodegradable items is a way to reduce climate change, so the students have found ways to create products that solve the problem of waste classification.

“We wanted to create a product that optimizes waste classification using artificial intelligence technology, so we built this model. The smart robot using AIOT technology has four compartments to store organic waste, inorganic waste, recyclable waste, and toxic waste,” Phuong Anh said.

Sparks many ideas

Among the 36 products and models awarded at the 18th Youth and Children's Creativity Contest recently organized by the Provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations, Tu Ky district had 10 prizes and the first prize. This is the second consecutive year that Tu Ky district has topped the student technical innovation movement.

To achieve that, the Department of Education and Training of Tu Ky district as well as schools have many activities to support and promote the passion for creative research hidden in students.

Immediately after the launch organized by the province, the department sent an official dispatch to each school and posted it on the website so that schools, teachers, students and parents could understand the content of the contest. The department established a Steering Committee to support and advise schools in perfecting their ideas as well as resolving problems during the implementation process.

Every year, the Tu Ky District Department of Education and Training organizes STEM Festival with GEN AI and ROBOCON, creating a useful playground for students to participate in creativity and research. Products that win prizes at the district and provincial levels are duly rewarded by Tu Ky, contributing to inspiring students' passion.

Each school in the district has different ways to encourage students to try their hand in this field. Dai Dong Primary School has established a "Young Robot Club" attracting over 20 students from all grades to participate. In computer science classes, teachers also let students freely create and research on computers, so the school's movement is very exciting. In the recent STEM Festival with GEN AI and ROBOCON at the district level, the school had 5 models and products participating and was awarded first prize at the festival.

For Quang Phuc Secondary School, the school sent teachers to support the students in completing the model. The school also supported almost all the costs of purchasing raw materials to complete the product. Ms. Pham Thi Hong Tho, a natural science teacher at the school, said: “The school always cares, supports, and creates conditions for students to fully develop their abilities and strengths. Thanks to that, the scientific research and innovation movement in the school is very active. For two consecutive years, the school has had a product that won third prize in the Provincial Youth, Adolescent, and Children's Creativity Contest.”

With the diversity in ways to inspire passion and creativity, the scientific and technical research movement of Tu Ky district will develop strongly, with more practical products.