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This year, the 10th National University/Technical College Creative Robot Design/Manufacturing Contest (TDK Cup) is organized by National Yunlin University of Science & Technology. The theme of the contest is "Yunlin Adventures." For Automaton and Remote Control divisions, their topics are "Hua Shan Treasure Hunt" and "Cross the Jhuoshuei River". The theme of the contest has broken the traditions and encouraged participating teams to upgrade their skills to design smart robots that can be wirelessly controlled. We believe that every team can bring out their ultimate creativity and thus achieve a sense of success. We also hope that every team can retain their childlike Innocence in the furious competition. All team members should think beyond the traditions and be creative, they are also encouraged to make more friends to mark the moment in their lives.

If you ever visit Yunlin, have you sipped a cup of Gukeng coffee, tasted a bowl of Siluo rice, or had a ride on the ferries wheel of Janfusun Fancyworld? Have you ever visited the hometown of Taiwanese puppet Huwei? Or ever heard of the efficaciousness of Beigang Mazu? Yunlin County was one of the earliest settlements of Taiwan Han people, and was the largest agriculture county. It is now the new frontier of tourism and technology. There are endless scenes of picturesque mountain and forest, cultures of agriculture and fishing, sites of historical remains, and humane activities. The theme of the contest this year is based on the tourist sites and local specialties to churn out a festive atmosphere that is both educational and entertaining. The organizer hopes that after the drastic competition, all participating members of the games still retains the heart as a child, which enables them show their high creativity and forget about pre-conceived opinions. While experiencing the various aspects of Yunlin, the organizer wishes that all team members can make or friends and make the moment an unforgettable one of their lives.

The Harry Potter series created by British writer J.K. Rowling has been widely read in recent years. The series is liked by teenagers as well as adults. In the adventurous world of Harry Potter, there are abound with fun and fantasy. Besides the widely talked about Quidditch, which has wizards with blooms rolling up and down in the air and is full of excitement, there is also the Triwizard Tournament, a regular event among the three major European wizard schools. Contestants in these contests must have excellent magic ability and intelligence; they must also have strong will and courage that exceed others to finish their mission to win the goblet.

Raiders Of the Lost Ark is one of the most acclaimed films directed by Steven Spielberg. With his best friend, George Lucas, they together created the soul character of the film — Indiana Jones. Indiana is an archeologist and explorer, who specializes in mystic religious artifacts. Invited by U.S. government, he embarked on a search for the Lost Ark in the Bible, which has special powers. In the movie, he and Mary Ann began an exciting adventure to find the mysterious Lost Ark. The contest this year is based on the similar theme and called Raiders Of the Holy Ark. We hope that the contestants of each school can design a robot to overcome many obstacles with an adventurous spirit and thus complete the project. We also hope them to embed dynamic aesthetics within their robots.

Tian Long Ba Bu (Eight Divisions of God and Devils) is one of the most popularly read wuxia novels by Jin-Yong. The plot of the story is as complicated as can be, and the scenes described are as spectacular as one can imagine. The breathtaking kungfu skills and stunts are the topics of Jin-Yong fans. “Ba Bu” means the eight kinds of monsters derived from demi-gods and semi-devils, which have magic abilities. Among these eight, the Tian (sky) and Long (dragon) are the most powerful. The theme of the contest this year is based on the topic and called Eight Steps Of Tian Long. We hope that robots can virtually perform delicate kungfu skills to overcome various obstacles. We hope contestants can work together with humane senses and technology to showcase how to coordinate human creativity and mechanic movement to accomplish the objective of education with fun.

Eternal Golden Castle is used to be call Erkunshen Cannon Platform or Sankunshen Cannon Platform. It was the first modern, Westernized cannon platform, and also the first to equip with Armstrong cannons. The use of such cannons was a milestone in the cannon history of southern and northern Taiwan. The establishment of the fortress was to battle against the invading Japanese because of the Mudanshe Incident. Then the emperor messenger Shen Pao-Jheng was ordered to attend to defense and negotiation affairs in Taiwan. Shen thus applied for the construction of the cannons to defend ports and cities. Because the cannon platforms were located on the sand land, the access and transportation of construction material were hard to get, therefore, it was said that construction workers used bricks of An-Ping Castle to build the platform. The whole construction was finished in 1876, though it didn't help much to the incident, it had performed well and fought back enemies in wars against the French and the Japanese in 1884 and 1895.

The theme of the University Team was based on the scene “Repair the passage and secretly pass to Chenchan” in the history novel San Guo Yan Yi (Chronology of Three Kingdoms). The poster used a beehive pattern to represent the heroes in this period, who showed their talents in military, politics, economy, and foreign relationships. They manipulated the strategies and tricks of ancient military theories with sufficient understanding and abilities. We hope that the participants of the contest could learn the experiences from these stories to use their talents and skills well in the competition.

The theme of the University Group was based on the story of “Wu Wang Takes Over Zhou” in Chinese classic novel Fong Shen Bang ( The Bulletin of Honored Gods ). The gaming ground was arranged according Pa-Gua (eight diagrams). The more areas a team won, the more chances the team would become a winner.

Contrary to the theme of the first contest last year, the theme of this year’s contest was based on local topics. The organizer asked the seniors of Mechanic Department in Institute of Technology of NTUT to brainstorm for possible topics. Finally, the theme was settled with the well-know Chinese classic novel Shi You Ji (Travel Log of Journey to the West). The contest was also changed to scoring with barriers overcome to increase the difficulty of the contest. The purpose of the change was to test the moving ability and balance of robots. So the barriers in the contest like “Open the Door of Bo-Ruo” was to test the skills of opening door; “Fly Through Mount Wu-Zhi ( five fingers)” was to test the stability of robots; “Roll with Jin-Dou Cloud” was to test the balance of robots; “The Ru-Lai Key of the West” was to test the dexterity of robotic arms; “Take Mantra Books from Next Room” was to test the creativity of each team on how to get the most balls. The logo of the contest was a technology Sun Wu-Kong in the air.

The contest was the first national creativity competition based on recreational purposes and professional abilities, the rule of the contest was chosen after the well-known Nine Square Game. The name of the contest was decided after the brainstorming of the last one hundred five-year junior college students (seniors of Mechanic Department Class A and B). The main demand of the contest was the precision of throwing. Thus students suggested more than ten topics, and finally “Dreamy Jupiter” was selected as the theme of the first contest, we hoped that the lovely Jupiter with an arrow would add a sense of innovation to the contest.