The ten day long International Telecommunication Union- World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (ITU-WTSA) is underway in New Delhi. As a side event, Robotics for Good Youth Challenge was held as a part of AI for Good Impact India.

Akashvani’s correspondent reports, ITU-WTSA hosted a Robotics for Good Youth Challenge where 51 teams from 11 states participated. A total of 120 teams had applied for the competition to present their robotics solutions.

The theme of the competition was disaster management and the winners of the Junior and Senior categories will go to Geneva in July next year to compete internationally during the AI For Good Global Summit 2025. The event aimed to showcase practical solutions in robotics to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The first challenge for the participants was to build a robotics system that saves the lives of earthquake victims. A simulation was run to mimic a real earthquake where the robots were programmed to save lives and deliver the victims to shelters and hospitals.