EEPIS Online, Indonesia robot competitions "Together we can reach the victory" is lively by the cheers of supporters. The Spectacular event on this contest is never separated from support and encouragement from the audience. As the crowd of this Indonesian Robot Contest, from the blue and red sides has been prepared the robot of BOLOKULOWO and KUJANG. BOLOKULOWO from ITS Surabaya, at the beginning of the game faltered in the post 1. It was amazing, because this strong team experienced technical problems for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, KUJANG from Bandung State Polytechnic has exceeded the mountain but that traveler fell back again in the post 1. In the middle of the game both of this teams, the string buffer of the red team robots is lost. However, because BOLOKULOWO didn’t do any movement from post 1, then KUJANG declared as the winner of this round.
Begin with a tense, the next match is between Pi- kul B2 and GUN_DHANK who has ready for action. Audience cheering incessantly encouraging both teams from western Indonesia, Bangka and Padang which are still experience some difficulties in check point 1. But finally, this game was won by the Pi-kul B2 because their robot has reached the mountain firstly.
The next match is between the home team, PATRIOT, and PHI COOL from the University of Indonesia. The home team made it through the mountains and through the pole until it reaches the check point 3. Retry happen on the check point 3, because the traveler has not succeeded in hitting drum perfectly. Nevertheless, PATRIOT deserves pride as his team declared to be the winner, while PHI COOL is still can not out from check points 1.
In the fourth game, Team Zero Zhafarul Hepta could reach the mountain earlier than phi_cool until reach the check point 3. The traveler seems having a problem so that is not going to hit drum. While their team did not stop trying to doing a retry until the time is up. The both of the teams are from Malang, Muhammadiyah University of Malang and Brawijaya University of Malang. The game won by the team of Hepta Zero Zhafarul from Muhammadiyah University of Malang
D4 = S1 PENS robots that always get a lot of attention from the audience is act in the fifth session of the first round against the Ghen_LabE from University Bayangkara. Not as smooth as usual, EEPIS retry the check point 2 because the board traveler supports touched the pole. Retry did not make the team D4 = S1 lost, because on the 1 minute 17 seconds three drum has beaten successfully.
In the 6th game, the team of State Manufacture Polytechnic Bandung with nomadic robot on the red side and STMIK "MDP" Palembang with their P Cool-@an 205 robot on the blue side is ready in the field. The driver of the team from Palembang who wear their traditional headgear is trying to drive the robot which repeatedly failed to lift the traveler. Nomads fell at the top of the mountain, and again repeated to check point 1. Time-out and both teams who had not moved from the check point 1. Team P Cool-@an 205 has to be relieved that the victory given to NOMADEN because their robot has not managed to lift the traveler yet.
The next match, Team RENGGANIS from Unesa is sweetly passing through the mountains. His rival, Team AV-COM must repeat the check point 1 because they are fall while climbing the mountain. Disappointment implied on RENGGANIS because their traveler which has been hitting drum but the jury was asked to repeat because the traveler did not down from the board perfectly. But the 7th game still won by RENGGANIS. Reminded the jury that the operator of RENGGANIS has experienced 2 violation of the field crossed the line when retry. This can cause the team being disqualified.
The first round was closed by a match between EL_M13 against ME_COOL. The robot from STTN Yogyakarta has passing through the mountain and reach the check point 2. But unfortunately, this robot could not yet pass this post until the time is over. ME_COOL from Jakarta State Polytechnic had not yet separated from the check point 1. So that the jury decides that the match was won by Team EL_M13.
This is it the first round has been completed and the only successful robot with a perfect drum beat from this first round is D4 = S1.(ENT)
