A group of 50 students from the Islamic High School (SMAIT) of Insantama Bogor Indonesia on Friday 18 November 2022 visited the Newcastle Robotics Laboratory (NUbots) at the School of Information and Physical Sciences (SIPS), Â University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus.
Insantama students performing Indonesian traditional art of Angklung
This excursion is part of a series of school study tour programs for Insantama final grade students while participating in its international leadership and management training in Australia that ran between 13 to 21 November 2022.
Mr Muhammad Karebet (Kar) Widjajakusuma, the program supervisor of Insantama study tour program in his remark, thanked the School of Information and Physical Sciences (SIPS) of the University of Newcastle Australia for hosting the students.
He believes the visit will have a significant effect and help the students to progress along an important learning curve in becoming future technologically literate leaders.
Dr Alex Mendez with his Phd students showcasing some robots at NUbots lab to Insantama students
Before the lab tour, the Insantama students also showcased some of their skills in delivering speeches and performing the Indonesian traditional art of Angklung. Angklung is made of two to four bamboo tubes that are suspended in a bamboo frame and connected by rattan ropes. Professional craftsperson cuts and whittles the tubes to generate specific notes when the player shake or tap the frame.
NUbots Lab
One of Humanoid Robots at NUbots Lab
As the Deputy Team Leader of NUbots Lab as well as the Deputy Head of the School of Information and Physical Sciences at the University of Newcastle Australia, Dr Alex Mendez himself welcomed the students to the lab.
He elaborated on how NUbots became an autonomous robotics research group and competition team which now has won twice as the world RoboCup Champion.
Dr Mendez added that the NUbots lab focuses on bipedal and humanoid robots and a mix of students from the computer science, software engineering, and mechatronics fields have to collaborate to train the robot to have special skills and abilities.
During the lab tour, the group were split into two to ease their mobility in the lab. A few demonstrations highlighted the skills of each robot, including its ability to kick a ball and automatically stand up after falling.
In his closing remark, Dr Mendez briefly introduced all types of study programs that are available at SIPS and welcome anyone with further questions to communicate with the school for more detailed information.
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