One of the opening matches during the kickoff of the 5-day Pintaflores Cup U-16 category at the SJRI Soccer Field in San Carlos City. PIO photo The San
(Image courtesy of Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center) BACOLOD CITY - Robotics is gaining ground in various elementary and high schools in Negros Occidental through the Negrense Robotics and Intelligence Machines Program of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC). In the just concluded 2nd Battle of Bots: Negros Occidental Virtual Robotics Competition, some 37 students participated in both the line tracing and sumobot categories, from only 34 participants during the first edition last year. The field of robotics, which involves the design, construction, and operation of robots, aims to create intelligent machines that can assist humans in various ways. "Robotics is gradually gaining ground in the province with the increase in the participation of the schools," Ma. Cristina Orbecido, vocational school administrator of NOLITC, told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Wednesday. The competitors were among the 69 student