Team Grit Co., Ltd. announced that it successfully completed the ‘Remote Robot Battle CoPlay 2022’ held on the 30th of last month along with Onpia Co., Ltd., Immersive Cast Co., Ltd., and Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center (hereinafter referred to as ‘Gyeonggi Innovation Center’).
‘Remote Robot Battle CoPlay 2022’ uses ultra-low latency technology based on 5G communication networks to control robots and self-driving cars in real time even from a distance, and using this technology, friends from far away can enjoy controlling robots together and playing together. is a remote robot competition held under the concept.
This competition, which was held at the Startup Zone, a corporate support hub located in Pangyo’s 2nd Techno Valley, was promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and was exclusively managed by the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for 5G 5G under development through the ‘5G Ultra-Low Latency WebRTC-based Metaverse Open Platform Development Project’. It was held as a service demonstration of the ultra-low-latency video IoT interactive media common platform.
In this ‘Remote Robot Battle’, which was held in two events, participants who connected online through the CoPlay platform remotely controlled stadium robots configured in different spaces.
In the Pick&Drop event, the player with the highest block score wins by remotely controlling a robot while watching a monitor through a 5G ultra-low-latency remote control service and moving blocks with tongs within 5 minutes. ) The game was also conducted in a way that the first player to score 3 goals within 5 minutes by controlling the robot remotely through the same service would win.
There were a total of 19 participants in this competition, who were allowed to participate in both events. In the preliminary match held from the 14th to the 22nd of last month, players who ranked 1st to 16th in each event competed in a fierce battle in the round of 16 (8 games) tournament. In particular, this competition was broadcast live in real time through the Gyeonggi Innovation Center’s YouTube channel, so even if you were not able to attend the stadium on the day, you could watch the vivid game scenes.
The grand prize (Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Director’s Award, 500,000 won in prize money, and a right to participate in the Japanese competition) went to Shin Yoo-seok from Seoul National University of Science and Technology in the block putting event and Jeong Hae-su from Seoul National University of Science and Technology in the penalty shoot-out event.
Next, the Excellence Award (Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center Director’s Award, 300,000 won in prize money, and a right to participate in the Japanese competition) went to Baek Byeong-ryeol and Kang Jin-woo, and the Encouragement Award (Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center Director’s Award, 200,000 won in prize money) went to Kim Gun-mo and Kim Do-hyun. did.
An official from the Gyeonggi Innovation Center expressed gratitude to the attendees who participated in the demonstration of the startup’s innovative technology and said, “The interest in 5G ultra-low latency remote control services sparked by this competition has led to specialized convergence services in various industrial fields.” “I hope it will lead to development.”
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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