2002 Micromachine Drawing Rally
The Micromachine Center (MMC)-sponsored Micromachine Drawing Contest for elementary and junior highschool students was held for the eighth and final time in 2001. For the 2002 competition, it was decided to hold asmaller-scale "drawing rally" instead of a full-scale contest. The 2002 Micromachine Drawing Rally attracted a total of
1,526 entries (714 entries in the elementary school category and 812 entries in the junior high school category)submitted by students from the following 7 elementary schools and 4 junior high schools. The kind cooperation ofteachers at these 11 schools is gratefully acknowledged.

Participating Schools
Elementary Schools:

Junior High Schools:

Iho-Minami Municipal Elementary School(Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture)
Takasago Municipal Elementary School(Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture)
Kijo Municipal Elementary School(Kariya, Aichi Prefecture)
Omiya-Minami Municipal Elementary School(Saitama, Saitama Prefecture)
Omaki Municipal Elementary School(Saitama, Saitama Prefecture)
Kasumigaseki-Minami Elementary School(Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture)
Shimo-Inayoshi Municipal Elementary School(Chiyoda, Niihari-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture)

Shoyo Municipal Junior High School(Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture)
Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School(Kariya, Aichi Prefecture)
Fukagawa 8th Municipal Junior High School(Koto-ku, Tokyo)
Takayama Municipal Junior High School(Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture)

The MMC Dissemination Committee (headed by Mr. Hitoshi Tateoka of Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.) selected 10
prizewinners each from the elementary and junior high school categories. The winning entries are shown on thefollowing pages. These drawings are to be used in future promotional activities to enhance diffusion and awareness ofmicromachine technology. Each prizewinner in both the elementary and junior high school categories was presented
with a Certificate of Merit, and each of the participating elementary and junior high schools was presented with atestimonial and a School Cooperation Award.

2002 Micromachine Drawing Rally Prizewinners
Elementary School Category
Allergy Repulsion
MachineMicro - Message Glasses andTransmitter

Bacteria Removal Machine

Hover - board

Kazuhiro HAGIWARA

Shuto KATAGISHI

Tatsuya SAKAMOTO

Shimo-Inayoshi Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Omiya-Minami Municipal Elementary School(5th grade)

Shimo-Inayoshi Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Keishi YOKOYAMA
Kijo Municipal
Elementary School(6th grade)3Memory Pencil

Guide - Machine

Handy Animal Desk Set

Hiroaki KUDO

Shoko CHIZAWA

Shimo-Inayoshi Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Omaki Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Tomona KOMATSUZAKI

Water - Pipe Rescuer

Ryota NOZAWA

Shimo-Inayoshi Municipal Elementary School Omiya-Minami Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)(6th grade)

Kumokumo : Spider - Shaped
Lost Property Finder
Landmine Detecting Robot

Yuko YOSHIDA

Yuta SAKAKIBARA

Iho-Minami Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Kijo Municipal Elementary School(6th grade)

Junior High School Category
Rhinoceros Beetle / Stag Beetle
Buggies

The EMS Master Tank:
Paralysis? Piece of Cake!

Dr. Tooth

Stuck - on - Safety Sticker

Takaaki MIYAMOTO

Akari ITO

Kaoru TANAKA

Shoyo Municipal Junior High School(1st grade)

Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School(3rd grade)

Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School(3rd grade)

Takanori SUZUKI
Kariya-Minami Municipal
Junior High School(3rd grade)

Eyesight Preservation Ring

Chika WATANABE

Audible Text Machine

Training Pace-Setter Earring-Phones Anesthesia + Micromachine

Takaya SAIKI

Kyoko YOKOYAMAKariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School(1st grade)(3rd grade)(2nd grade)

Automatic Braille Translator Earrings Footpath Safety Ring

Natsuko KAMIYA

Kanta KATO

Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School Kariya-Minami Municipal Junior High School(3rd grade)(2nd grade)4

Yui TAKAMATSU
Fukagawa 8th Municipal Junior High School(2nd grade)