No. 2 Bangjeonghwan Education Support Center ran a three-week competition prep program — results: 1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze, 2 merit awards
Students from Seoul's Jungnang-gu swept an AI and robotics invention competition, with all seven participating teams taking home awards.
Jungnang-gu announced that seven student teams enrolled in the "AI Robot Competition Prep Class" at the No. 2 Bangjeonghwan Education Support Center all won prizes at the AI Robot Invention Maker Competition, held Saturday at the Science and Technology Convention Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The district said the results reflect the center's systematic support — guiding students from preparation through to the competition itself — rather than simply running a standard education program.
The center ran the AI robot competition prep class for three weeks starting Oct. 17. Students learned robot coding and fabrication techniques as they readied for the event, translating what they had learned into original works and building their creative and interdisciplinary skills in the process.
Organized by the Korea School Invention Association, the competition centered on climate change issues including abnormal weather patterns, carbon neutrality and ecosystems. Participants competed on their ability to build creative robots and demonstrate integrated AI and software capabilities.
Awards were spread evenly across age groups. In the lower grades division, the team "Eco-Friendly Robots" took gold, "Robotics Team" won silver, and "Earth Guardians" claimed bronze. In the upper grades division, "Wrong Answer Notes" earned silver and "We Can Do It" took bronze, while "Just a Moment" and "Baekneoji" received merit awards.
With all seven teams — from gold to merit — appearing on the winners' list, the center's AI and robotics-focused education is being credited with delivering tangible results.
The No. 2 Bangjeonghwan Education Support Center in Jungnang-gu serves as a hub for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, with a focus on basic sciences and AI. It runs weekday and weekend programs in science, mathematics, AI and robotics. The center plans to hold a science and culture event in December to mark its first anniversary.
"I am very pleased that the students who worked so hard preparing for this competition brought home awards across every single team," Jungnang-gu District Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi said. "We will continue to expand educational opportunities in future industries such as AI and robotics so that local students can grow into the talent that will lead tomorrow's society."
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