Indonesia\u2019s UGM Students Secure Three Awards at Robotics Challenge in\nJapan<\/p>\n
Reporter<\/p>\n
September 21, 2026 | 05:16 am<\/p>\n
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A team of Indonesian students from Universitas\nGadjah Mada (UGM) Yogyakarta swept three awards at the Humanoid Virtual\nAthletics Challenge (HVAC) 2026 in Japan. This team, comprising students\nranging from undergraduate to doctoral levels, competed in a\nsimulation-based event using the Choreonoid platform on Tuesday,\nSeptember 1, 2026.<\/p>\n
The team\u2014the Humanoid Elins Research Club (ERC) from UGM\u2019s Faculty of\nMathematics and Natural Sciences\u2014utilized two research robots: the UGM\nESR Robot and the ESR V2 Robot. They successfully secured 1st place in\nthe Athletics category, 3rd place in the Sprint (Short-track) category,\nand 3rd place in the Dance category.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe achieved this despite facing challenges regarding limited\ninformation and language barriers on the Japanese-based simulation\nplatform,\u201d said Hizkia Imanuel Prasetya, Captain of the UGM Humanoid\nRobot Team, on Friday, September 18, 2026.<\/p>\n
In the dance category, the UGM team performed robot movements\ninspired by the traditional Balinese Kecak<\/em> dance, combined with\n\u201ctutting\u201d moves and parody elements. Hizkia noted that the robot fell\nduring the simulation, resulting in a point deduction.<\/p>\n He also acknowledged that the additional movements were too simple\nand did not involve legwork. \u201cThis point deduction is the reason we had\nto settle for third place.\u201d<\/p>\n Technical excellence was demonstrated in the Sprint (Short-track) and\nAthletics categories. Team member Adi Sucipto explained that the success\nof UGM\u2019s ESR V2 Robot lay in the mathematical model they developed.<\/p>\n The reliability of this model enabled UGM to secure 3rd place in the\nSprint with a time of 10.60 seconds and 1st place in Athletics, as they\nwere the only team to successfully navigate two obstacle sectors (1st\nLeft and 2nd Left). In the Athletics category, Adi revealed, opposing\nteams managed to clear only one obstacle.<\/p>\n \u201cA precise mathematical model can produce a robot simulation that\nclosely mimics human movement. The robot\u2019s legs appeared to hover,\nresembling the motion of a person running,\u201d said Adi. Another team\nmember, Bernardinus Farel Radhitya P., explained the robot design\nprocess. He noted that integrating the 3D designs\u2014bringing them to the\npoint where they were ready for simulation\u2014took up to two months. This\nwas followed by a three-month testing phase to determine the optimal\nfinal robot configuration.<\/p>\n To ensure the continuity of innovation, the team hopes the university\nwill continue to provide both moral and financial support for student\nrobotics research. \u201cSince this was our first time participating in the\nsimulation competition, we hope to take part again next year,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n Read: Chinese Robot Beats Usain Bolt\u2019s 100m World Record<\/p>\n Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google\nNews<\/p>",
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