Thai whiz kids nab six prizes at World Robot Olympiad 2016 held in India

Held in India from Friday to Sunday, the competition attracted contestants from 64 nations. 
Thailand’s PT Green Mindstormer won the top award in the creativity category for contestants aged 12 and under. 
The team hails from the Project Lab Institute. 
The other five prizes nabbed by Thai students were considered to be consolation prizes. The WINNER from Pak Thong Chai Prachaniramit School won in the under-19 creativity category, while Chak Kham 1 from Chak Kham Khanathon School won in the under-15 regular category. 
Dark Horse from Panya Robot won the consolation prize in the under-12 regular category, while Grateful Student from True Click Life won in the under-19 regular category. 
Meanwhile, SG-IST from St Gabriel’s College came away with another consolation prize for its innovative work in the robot-football category. 
Team member Napat Chaicharoensukkasem said constantly advancing technology had inspired him to engage in robotics. 
“After seeing that robots could be applied to various aspects in human lives, I really wanted to start inventing robots,” he said. “That’s why I joined the team.” 
Nuanwan Cha-um, a representative from GAMMACO (Thailand) Co Ltd, accompanied contestants to the prestigious event. 
She serves as the sales and marketing head of Thailand’s Robot Olympiad project. 
“GAMMACO will continue supporting Thai children so they can develop their inventions further,” she said.