YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The Union of IT Enterprises of Armenia (UITE) jointly with the Armenian subsidiary of National Instruments company (US) and 5-6 other companies envisage to organize a contest of robot-making experts, students and pupils, the executive director of UITE Karen Vardanian announced at the November 2 press conference, adding that the contest will be held within the framework of the international exhibition "DigiTec 2008" (on October 3-5). In his words, the organizing committee of the contest has already been set up, and it is now developing the requirements for contest participants. He attached special importance to the participation of students and pupils from the viewpoint that while making robots, they have to solve simultaneously mechanics, electronics, radiophysics and IT problems. K. Vardanian said that the surveys of foreign students who participated in similar exhibitions show that the "knowledge they get during 4-5 months of robot-making is equal to the knowledge gained during their studies at university". K. Vardanian did not rule out that robot-making students and pupils of Armenia may take part in international contests.

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