October 14th, 2020Idea ContestWinners
Thank you to all participants for supporting the Universal Robotics Challenge 2020 Idea Contest!
Preliminaries for this year's contest were held in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia,and Russia. After careful deliberation by our judges, the contest winners have been chosen fromamong the finalists!

★ Team Division Winners ★
Japan

The Nature Defenders
Younosuke Okura, Tomoki Ohata, Takumi Matsumura

Tree-Planting Robot
https://youtu.be/uQr-iIg5dIkTaiwanFCB
Felipe Vicente Wu, Pin Chien Tseng

Light Adventurer
https://youtu.be/r4KuZnftbAw★ Solo Division Winners★
Hong Kong

Sachiko Pang
ECO Separation and Compression Intelligent (ECOSECO)
https://youtu.be/gAifhMLInOo

South Korea

Geunoh Sung
Recycle It
https://youtu.be/CFoDmXVIwy42

All Finalists■ Team Division (6 finalists)
TeamBoys Team GHS

Team Members

Mourya Dave, Hamza Al-Swaiti, Nand DesaiCountry

Australia

Entry

Bushfire Extinguisher 3000

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/5V4O9Qq0vEQ

Team

LSTS Robotic Teams

Team Members

Jie Lin Huang, Cheuk Him Ng, Yuet Shuen Amber Lui

Country

Hong Kong

Entry

Smart Planting HelperEntry Video

https://youtu.be/RzBeR0bYjhw

Team

The Nature Defenders

Team Members

Younosuke Okura, Tomoki Ohata, Takumi Matsumura

CountryJapan

Entry

Tree-Planting Robot

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/uQr-iIg5dIk

Team

Team LeeKim

Team Members

Taehun Lee, Hyeonwoong Kim

CountrySouth Korea

Entry

Ocean Waste Pick Up Robot

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/2bVFvKNZ6dI

Team

LyceumTeam Members

Andrey Dobrinski, Arseniy Penkove, Lev Kramarenko

Country

RussiaEntry

Garbage Remover

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/LVK5DxeJkJs，https://youtu.be/WDQKAUzbdfE3TeamFCBTeam Members

Felipe Vicente Wu, Pin Chien TsengCountry

Taiwan

Entry

Light Adventurer

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/r4KuZnftbAw■ Solo Division (4 finalists)
Name

Sachiko Pang

Country

Hong Kong

Entry

ECO Separation and Compression Intelligent (ECOSECO)

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/gAifhMLInOo

Name

Yuta Sasanuma

CountryJapan

Entry

The Plant Protector

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/9CPtMOFAmng

Name

Geunoh SungCountry

Korea

Entry

Recycle It

Entry Video

https://youtu.be/CFoDmXVIwy4

NameHong Jin Ryan ChenCountry

TaiwanEntry

Typhoon Protector!

Entry Videohttps://youtu.be/Kzlzw9Y3-V04

All Entrants (Japan Preliminaries)■ Solo Division
Total Entrants: 40NameEntry

Entry Video

Shuhei Okuta

Endangered Species Protection Robot

https://youtu.be/6FilnPJ_fQw

Issei Nakanishi

Automatic Watering Robot

https://youtu.be/kmerMDSw5Yc

Souta Hashiura

Hands-Free Disinfectant Dispenser

https://youtu.be/jltRUy0vLj0

Ayumu Itahashi

Bird-Protecting Nestbox Robot

https://youtu.be/ziI3L7Sox0I

Ryusei Mori

Stop Global Warming!

https://youtu.be/0ofvjlnr4f4

Kentarou Sanada

Cleanbot the Traveling Trash-Collector

https://youtu.be/P-CRn4uwnPM

Ayuto Nakai

Light-Adjusting Robot

https://youtu.be/HRbkzXj2BHM

Yamato Ikegami

Forest-Explorer Type N800S

https://youtu.be/D1Lu0kY8MP0

Mato Iwata

Automatic Watering Robot

https://youtu.be/tTm9dZ76Iz0

Yuki Murata

Power-Off Reminder Robot

https://youtu.be/xlt-rfSrCa8

Shuta Mishina

Automatic Seed-Sowing Robot

https://youtu.be/c2MXASt51yQ

Takumi Katsube

Automatic Logger

https://youtu.be/4h3Mcl9802Y

Akito Uchihori

Robot Garbage Truck

https://youtu.be/NuBOmz1x3vs

Ryosuke Matsushita

Robo-Plough

https://youtu.be/1IQrn1m0WOs

Hayato Nakagawa

Wateringbot

https://youtu.be/FovhXuHNhdI

Yusei Takeuchi

Automatic Garbage Truck

https://youtu.be/tu6gs9nvK1c

Tomohito Saitou

The Guardian Sunflower

https://youtu.be/xQcZjBIPUsg

Kaito Nakazaki

Fighting Beetle Robot

https://youtu.be/xSC94cuuTes

Kazu Watanabe

Seed-Sowing Robot

https://youtu.be/Tgv0729Ze3c

Yuki Wada

Anti-Litter Defensebot

https://youtu.be/KNACbDuYmck

Shiori Eihara

Fever Detector Button Presser

https://youtu.be/RpfemXc-ilY

Hinata Sakurai

Power On Alert Robot

https://youtu.be/ZUMwstZpqBYKuga Iwata

Sea Turtle Saver Gatebot

https://youtu.be/uqNYKOgLXl4

Hideyuki Takano

Grocery Eco-Bagging Robot

https://youtu.be/cI7n3k6gR-4

Mizuki Fukuyama

Pick-Up-and-Sort Robot

https://youtu.be/e3ITWVccviA

Yui Oguro

Watering Robot

https://youtu.be/4wQnVJPYTSo

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Daichi Okino

Trashfinder Robot

https://youtu.be/W2_kTbqzC0E

Hayato Suenobu

Auto-Open/Close Robot

https://youtu.be/Z3ynDuY2uRA

Ukyou Takeshima

Ocean Anti-Pollution Robot

https://youtu.be/MlrKYLqatnE

Satoshi Kida

The Sea Cleaner

https://youtu.be/V5Q6ABBXVS4Akira Hashimoto

Fish Sorter

https://youtu.be/wZiopJ_qaj8

Tadanari Wakou

Aquatic Robo Trash-Hunter

https://youtu.be/Q3eYEh9LSxU

Fuma Nakajima

Sticky Garbage Collector

https://youtu.be/LbXo4_AwVSE

Souichirou Arai

Trash Disposal Robot

https://youtu.be/PlU4W1Ttn1c

Ayumu Takahashi

Running Water Alert Robot

https://youtu.be/8fEUYrdI0_s

Rin Ohta

Anti-Litter Omikuji Robot

https://youtu.be/-eNiTbW6rP0

Yuna Takase

Trash-Detector Robot

https://youtu.be/_kWOCGYAG7s

Ayano Naitou

Trash Pickupbot

https://youtu.be/A_IVe6l_NNE

Yuta Sasanuma

The Plant Protector

https://youtu.be/9CPtMOFAmng

Hiro Onodera

The Immovable Advisor

https://youtu.be/OYnicUDARCs■ Team Division
Total Entrants: 18 teams
Team
The Nature Defenders

Entry

Entry Video

Tree-Planting Robot

https://youtu.be/uQr-iIg5dIk

Nature and Animal Protection Gate

https://youtu.be/KTiEizTAH_cwith you

Hinomaru Plastic Trash Pickup

https://youtu.be/3e7hXieUm-A

K.M

Sowing Seeds Robo

https://youtu.be/82YDV3l3_hc

The HamuHamu 9-2

https://youtu.be/4sffLbFhhP8Yuyu PC Minato: Kazuma &JunyaIshikawabashi
Mononoshikumi Class
Automatic Marine Garbage
Yuyu PC Minato Friends

https://youtu.be/5U_YnvWyMV8Collector

Slash

Flexible Watering Robot

https://youtu.be/LnHqsiLNHaY

Seed-Sowing, Trash-Collecting
3-ningumi Kamo

https://youtu.be/WXUYpHRgueE
Robot

T.D Kyoudai

Garbage Sorter

https://youtu.be/wdg2xMfqcWY6

Artec Junior

The Forest Protector

https://youtu.be/qYuFnnEKD_s

Can Collector Robot

https://youtu.be/FCGWX3Ko4vk

Onigirimaru

Cat Repeller Robot

https://youtu.be/jClQvT5HLxg

Nekoze no Kinniku JP

Animal Repeller

https://youtu.be/TRrokJKO9TI

MTK2The MTK2 Press

https://youtu.be/BjYbOw_JHfs

TEPPEN

Garbage Collection Robot

https://youtu.be/vnYLD-k14sk

Kame Hogo TeamTurtle Protection Gate

https://youtu.be/5L23_esH5j8

RoboPro ATM

Aluminum Can Press

https://youtu.be/-2bmYiNdCtY

Takoyaki Samba

Garbage Pick-Up Elephants

https://youtu.be/riEPULaL7cc

Burger Tomato Kami
Brothers

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Idea Contest Judges
Taizo Hayama

Nara University of Education Junior

TeacherHigh School
Akira Inoue

Osaka Institute of Technology

Professor (Faculty of Robotics andDesign, Department of System Design)Maki Ohta

Kuki City Board of Education

Head of Educational Advisory Board
Teacher Supervisor

Motoi Nakao

Kyushu Institute of Technology

Professor (School of Engineering,Department of Basic Sciences)

Hirofumi Niimi

College of Industrial Technology

Professor (Department of MechanicalEngineering)Takayoshi Ohtsu

Numazu College of Technology

Professor (Electrical and ElectronicsEngineering)John Watson

East Hills Boys High School

Head Teacher of Teaching and Learning

Pang Ho Fung

Hong Kong and Kowloon Kaifong

Teacher (Design & Technology)

Women's Association Sun Fong
Chung College
Kiseok Kim

D.LAB Inc.

Teacher / Creative Maker

Pavel Marchenko

Phystech LyceumTechnology Teacher (Grades 5 and 6)

Yuki Lo

Shih Chien University

Assistant Professor (Department ofBusiness Administration)
Dean of Continuing Education Center
Director of Innovation Incubation Center

Jun Sakurai

Universal Robotics Challenge 2020

Executive Committee Chair

Tetsuya Komatsu

Universal Robotics Challenge 2020

Executive Committee Member

Daichi Hamada

Universal Robotics Challenge 2020

Executive Committee Member

Ayako Ishimuro

Universal Robotics Challenge 2020

Executive Committee Member

Airi Uematsu

Universal Robotics Challenge 2020

Executive Committee Member8