Philippines' Ubuntu Imagineers create innovative trash trek robots

Waste paper is said to be the third largest source of trashes scattered around the world, while school supplies particularly papers and pencils, are lacking for many public schools. So this year, the Philippine robotics team came up with robots that converts papers to be more useful for school kids. Image: The all girls Philippine robotics team Ubuntu Imagineers (Facebook/Mylene Abiva)

The all girls Philippine robotics team Ubuntu Imagineers Source: Facebook/Mylene Abiva

These robots will be the Philippines' entry to this year's FIRST LEGO League Asia Pacific Invitational being held in Syndey until the fifth of July.

Philippines' Ubuntu Imagineers DUCKS robot Source: Facebook/Mylene Abiva

Dharenanne Escoto and Anne Margaret Recinto, two of the ten team members and their coach Romyr Gimeno share the details.

(L-R) Dharenanne Escoto, Anne Margaret Recinto and one of the team coach Romyr Gimeno (SBS Filipino/A. Violata) Source: SBS Filipino